Climate Change Adaptation in Africa: Fostering Resilience and Capacity to Adapt

✍ Scribed by Walter Leal Filho, Simane Belay, Jokasha Kalangu, Wuta Menas, Pantaleo Munishi, Kumbirai Musiyiwa (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 746
• Series: Climate Change Management
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This collection showcases experiences from research and field projects in climate change adaptation on the African continent. It includes a set of papers presented at a symposium held in Addis Abeba in February 2016, which brought together international experts to discuss “fostering African resilience and capacity to adapt.” The papers introduce a wide range of methodological approaches and practical case studies to show how climate change adaptation can be implemented in regions and countries across the continent. Responding to the need for more cross-sectoral interaction among the various stakeholders working in the field of climate change adaptation, the book fosters the exchange of information on best practices across the African continent.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Convenient Solution for Convenient Truth: Adoption of Soil and Water Conservation Measures for Climate Change and Variability in Kuyu District, Ethiopia....Pages 3-14
Between Climate Reliance and Climate Resilience: Empirical Analysis of Climate Variability and Impact on Nigerian Agricultural Production....Pages 15-24
Characterization of Present Day Climate Trend Over Ethiopia for Impact Study....Pages 25-43
Adaptation Benefits of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices in the Blue Nile Basin: Empirical Evidence from North-West Ethiopia....Pages 45-59
Towards Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Urban Land Use Planning and Management: The Case of Ambo Town, Ethiopia....Pages 61-85
A Geographic Information System as Support to the Healthcare Services of Nomadic Community, the Filtu Woreda Case Study....Pages 87-107
Advancing the Resilience of Rural People to Climate Change through Indigenous Best Practices: Experience from Northern Nigeria....Pages 109-124
Deriving Useful Information from Bimonthly Global-Scale Climate Analysis for Climate Change Adaptation Over East Africa....Pages 125-140
Adaptation to Climate Change in Egyptian Marginal Environments Through Sustainable Crop and Livestock Diversification: A Case Study....Pages 141-152
Forestry and Resilience to Climate Change: A Synthesis on Application of Forest-Based Adaptation Strategies to Reduce Vulnerability Among Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 153-168
Health Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change in Ethiopia....Pages 169-183
Potential for Scaling up Climate Smart Agricultural Practices: Examples from Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 185-203
Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) as an Adaptation Strategy in Burkina Faso and Mali....Pages 205-215
Building Adaptive Communities Through Integrated Programming: CARE Ethiopia’s Experience with Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA)....Pages 217-234
Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Crop Diseases Incidence and Severity in Nigeria....Pages 235-244
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
A Synthesis of Smallholder Farmers’ Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa: Averting Adaptation Vacuum....Pages 247-265
Farmers’ Livelihoods Vulnerability to Climate Variability and Change in Didesa Basin Southern Part of Abay Basin, Ethiopia....Pages 267-284
Sustainable Urban Transport: Improving Mobility Conditions for Vulnerable Road Users in Sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 285-301
Influence of Climate Variables on Vector and Prevalence of Bovine Trypanosomosis in Tselemti District, North West Tigray, Ethiopia....Pages 303-321
Promoting Climate Change Adaptation in Developing Countries: The Urban Planning Opportunities in Resilience Building....Pages 323-344
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Promoting Farmers’ Resilience to Climate Change: An Option of the N’Dama Cattle in West Africa....Pages 345-356
An Approach to Use Earth Observation Data as Support to Water Management Issues in the Ethiopian Rift....Pages 357-374
Climate Change Threatens Major Tourist Attractions and Tourism in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania....Pages 375-392
Tools and Procedures for Seasonal Downscaling of  Climate Forecasts for Use by Farmers Over the Greater Horn of Africa: A Case Study for Western Kenya....Pages 393-411
Adaptation Pathways for African Indigenous Vegetables’ Value Chains....Pages 413-433
Enhancing Adaptation and Mitigation Activities Through Effective Climate Change Financing Policy in Ethiopia....Pages 435-445
Community Forest Management for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation in Ethiopia: Determinants of Community Participation....Pages 447-456
Pastoralists and Farmers Coping and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Variability and Their Perceived Success in Ethiopia....Pages 457-473
Role of Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in Adapting to Climate Variability Through Agricultural Practices—Experiences from Ethiopian Highlands....Pages 475-492
Silvopasture Using Indigenous Fodder Trees and Shrubs: The Underexploited Synergy Between Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Livestock Sector....Pages 493-510
The Need for Transformation: Local Perception of Climate Change, Vulnerability and Adaptation Versus ‘Humanitarian’ Response in Afar Region, Ethiopia....Pages 511-529
Uptake of Resilient Crop Interventions to Manage Risks Through Climate-Smart Villages Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya....Pages 531-538
Urban Heat Island Effect of Addis Ababa City: Implications of Urban Green Spaces for Climate Change Adaptation....Pages 539-552
Climate Change Adaptation Activities for Agricultural Development in Ethiopia: A Review of Potentials....Pages 553-566
Local Climate Change Perceptions and Adaptation Strategies in East Gojjam Zone, Northwestern Ethiopia: Anthropological Approach....Pages 567-586
Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture Through a Gendered Intersectionality Lens: Experiences from Western Kenya....Pages 587-601
Carbon Isotope Discrimination as a Surrogate of Grain Yield in Drought Stressed Triticale....Pages 603-615
Enhancing Farmers’ Resilience and Adaptive Capacity Through Access to Usable Weather Information: A Case Study from Uganda....Pages 617-627
Strengthening Farmer Adaptive Capacity Through Farms of the Future Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya....Pages 629-645
Coffee Shade Tree Management: An Adaptation Option for Climate Change Impact for Small Scale Coffee Growers in South-West Ethiopia....Pages 647-659
Front Matter....Pages 245-245
Characterizing Long Term Rainfall Data for Estimating Climate Risk in Semi-arid Zimbabwe....Pages 661-675
Supporting Farmer Innovation to Enhance Resilience in the Face of Climate Change in Farming Systems in Machakos and Kitui Counties, Kenya....Pages 677-688
Towards a Methodological Approach to Document and Analyze Local Knowledge of Climate Change: With Evidence from Rift Valley and Blue Nile Basins, Ethiopia....Pages 689-710
Adaptation Opportunities to Climate Variability and Potential Effects on Sustainable Development. The Case of Nigeria’s Niger Delta Region....Pages 711-726
The Association of Monetary, Multidimensional and Traditional Poverty with Climate Change Adaptive Capacities in Northern Benin....Pages 727-746
Vulnerability and Adaptation Strategies of Fishers to Climate Change: Effects on Livelihoods in Fishing Communities in Lagos State, Nigeria....Pages 747-757

✦ Subjects

Climate Change;Climate Change Management and Policy;Development Economics;Agricultural Economics;African Politics