Water and Climate Change in Africa (eBook, ePUB)

Challenges and Community Initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi
Redaktion: Perkins, Patricia E.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Following an overview of the ways climate change is affecting three cities in Africa, this book discusses the equity and climate justice implications, and then gives examples of ways in which a range of local community organizations are extending their current activities to address these challenges, through innovative new programs and initiatives at the grassroots. This approach has implications for communities worldwide.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. April 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136773198
• Artikelnr.: 38404547

Autorenporträt

Patricia E. Perkins is a Professor in the Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: The Importance of Community-based Organizations for
Equitable Water Governance in times of Climate Change 2. Economic,
Ecological and Climate Justice - Literacy and Politics 3. Climate, Gender
and Class Justice in Africa 4. Kilimanjaro Initiative: Working with Youth
in Nairobi 5. Climate change in South Durban, South Africa 6. Bringing
Together Community and Academic Knowledge: The Eduardo Mondlane University
Faculty of Education Environmental Education Club 7. Community River
Restoration in South Africa 8. Gender and Climate Change in Mozambique 9.
Can You Educate Hungry People? 10. A Hot Climate for Civil Society
Engagement with Climate Change and Water in eThekwini (Durban) 11. Planning
and Climate Change in Nairobi 12. Climate Vulnerability and Resilience in
Local Communities 13. Durban, Climate Change, and Socio-political
Transformation 14. Conclusion: Developing Community-based Responses to
Climate Change