Experiences of Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

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Experiences of Climate Change Adaptationin Africa; Foreword; Contents; 1 Links Between Capacity and Action in Response to Global Climate Change: A Climate Response Shift at the Local Level; Abstract; Introduction; Capacity and the Climate Change Problem; Adaptive and Mitigative Capacity; Response Capacity; Translating Capacity into Action; Risk Perception and Varying Responses to Climate Change; Conclusions and Future Directions; References; 2 Key Themes of Local Adaptation to Climate Change: Results from Mapping Community-Based Initiatives in Africa; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology

Conceptual FrameworkResearch Results; Key Themes of Social Resilience; Key Themes of Economic Resilience; Critical Success Factors; Box 1: Some Examples of Community Involvement, Critical Success Factors and Transferability of African CBA Projects; Discussion; Some current limitations to successful adaptation; Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; 3 Potential Climate Change Impacts on Direct Economic Values From Wildlife in the Kilombero Ramsar Site, Tanzania; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Study Area; Data Collection and Analysis; Results; Rainfall Pattern and Probability

Wildlife Hunting Licenses and Outtakes in the North Kilombero Hunting BlockDirect Economic Value of Wildlife; Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 4 Improving the Participation of Agro-Pastoralists in Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction Policy Formulation: A Case Study from Keiyo District, Kenya; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Description of the Study Area; Research Approach; Results and Discussion; Local Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction; Agro-Pastoralist Involvement in CCA and DRR Policy Processes

Challenges to Agro-Pastoralist Involvement in Policy ProcessesOpportunities for Enhancing Agro-Pastoralist Involvement in Policy Processes; Conclusion and Recommendations; References; 5 Integration of Indigenous Knowledge Systems into Climate Change Adaptation and Enhancing Food Security in Nandi and Keiyo Districts, Kenya; Abstract; Introduction; Description of the Study Area; Keiyo District; Nandi District; Methodology; Results and Discussion; Household Demographics and Livelihood Activities; Common Shocks Affecting Household Food Security Status

Household Strategies for Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security Risk ReductionReliability and Opportunities for Integrating IKS in CCA and Food Security; Conclusions; References; 6 Climate Change and the Emergence of Helter-Skelter Livelihoods Among the Pastoralists of Samburu East District, Kenya; Abstract; Introduction; Methods; Results and Discussions; Drought and the Pastoralist; Conflicts Across Ethnic and International Borders, and with Wildlife; The Aftermath of Floods; Family and Community Instability; Facing up to Climate Change: Adapting and Coping

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10.1007/978-3-642-22315-0 [DOI]

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