Africa in a Changing Global Environment. Perspectives of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies in Africa

ISBN: 9780798303750 出版年：2013 页码：238 Mutanga, Shingirirai Savious Africa Institute of South Africa

Africa is one continent severely affected by the ravaging effects of global environmental change yet it is least responsible for this. The continentis rural and urban poor are particularly vulnerable to reduced agricultural production, worsening food security, increased incidence of both flooding and drought, spreading of disease and heightening risk of conflict over scarce land and water resources. As such this timely book consisting of chapters authored by scholars from multi-disciplinary backgrounds provides the reader a variety of contexts from which to understand the impacts of global environmental change and how a effected African communities are adapting and mitigating this scourge. In addition it discusses different models for mitigation and adaptation applicable to local contexts.