Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective

Africa is projected to experience diverse and severe impacts of climate change. The need to adapt is increasingly recognized, from the community level to regional and national governments to the donor community, yet adaptation faces many constraints, particularly in low income settings. This study d...

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Main Authors:	Adenle, Ademola A., Ford, James D., Morton, John, Twomlow, Stephen, Alverson, Keith, Cattaneo, Andrea, Cervigni, Rafaello, Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep, Huq, Saleemul, Helfgott, Ariella, Ebinger, Jane O.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2018
Subjects:	CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE RISK RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION CLIMATE DATA NATIONAL PLANNING CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCE GOVERNANCE
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29446

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spelling	okr-10986-294462021-05-25T10:54:34Z Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective Adenle, Ademola A. Ford, James D. Morton, John Twomlow, Stephen Alverson, Keith Cattaneo, Andrea Cervigni, Rafaello Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Huq, Saleemul Helfgott, Ariella Ebinger, Jane O. CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE RISK RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION CLIMATE DATA NATIONAL PLANNING CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCE GOVERNANCE Africa is projected to experience diverse and severe impacts of climate change. The need to adapt is increasingly recognized, from the community level to regional and national governments to the donor community, yet adaptation faces many constraints, particularly in low income settings. This study documents and examines the challenges facing adaptation in Africa, drawing upon semi-structured interviews (n = 337) with stakeholders including high-level stakeholders, continent-wide and across scales: in national government and UN agencies, academia, donors, non-governmental organizations, farmers and extension officers. Four key concerns about adaptation emerge: i) Climate data, scenarios and impacts models are insufficient for supporting adaptation, particularly as they relate to food systems and rural livelihoods; ii) The adaptation response to-date has been limited, fragmented, divorced from national planning processes, and with limited engagement with local expertise; iii) Adaptation policies and programs are too narrowly focused on explicit responses to climate change rather than responses to climate variability or broader development issues; and iv) Adaptation finance is insufficient, and procedures for accessing it present challenges to governments capacities. As a response to these concerns, we propose the 4-Cs framework which places adaptation for Africa at the center of climate projections, climate education, climate governance and climate finance, with corresponding responsibilities for government and non-government actors. 2018-03-08T21:36:40Z 2018-03-08T21:36:40Z 2017-11 Journal Article Ecological Economics 0921-8009 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29446 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Africa Africa Sub-Saharan Africa
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topic	CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE RISK RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION CLIMATE DATA NATIONAL PLANNING CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCE GOVERNANCE
spellingShingle	CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE RISK RISK MANAGEMENT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION CLIMATE DATA NATIONAL PLANNING CLIMATE VARIABILITY CLIMATE CHANGE FINANCE GOVERNANCE Adenle, Ademola A. Ford, James D. Morton, John Twomlow, Stephen Alverson, Keith Cattaneo, Andrea Cervigni, Rafaello Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Huq, Saleemul Helfgott, Ariella Ebinger, Jane O. Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective
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description	Africa is projected to experience diverse and severe impacts of climate change. The need to adapt is increasingly recognized, from the community level to regional and national governments to the donor community, yet adaptation faces many constraints, particularly in low income settings. This study documents and examines the challenges facing adaptation in Africa, drawing upon semi-structured interviews (n = 337) with stakeholders including high-level stakeholders, continent-wide and across scales: in national government and UN agencies, academia, donors, non-governmental organizations, farmers and extension officers. Four key concerns about adaptation emerge: i) Climate data, scenarios and impacts models are insufficient for supporting adaptation, particularly as they relate to food systems and rural livelihoods; ii) The adaptation response to-date has been limited, fragmented, divorced from national planning processes, and with limited engagement with local expertise; iii) Adaptation policies and programs are too narrowly focused on explicit responses to climate change rather than responses to climate variability or broader development issues; and iv) Adaptation finance is insufficient, and procedures for accessing it present challenges to governments capacities. As a response to these concerns, we propose the 4-Cs framework which places adaptation for Africa at the center of climate projections, climate education, climate governance and climate finance, with corresponding responsibilities for government and non-government actors.
format	Journal Article
author	Adenle, Ademola A. Ford, James D. Morton, John Twomlow, Stephen Alverson, Keith Cattaneo, Andrea Cervigni, Rafaello Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Huq, Saleemul Helfgott, Ariella Ebinger, Jane O.
author_facet	Adenle, Ademola A. Ford, James D. Morton, John Twomlow, Stephen Alverson, Keith Cattaneo, Andrea Cervigni, Rafaello Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep Huq, Saleemul Helfgott, Ariella Ebinger, Jane O.
author_sort	Adenle, Ademola A.
title	Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective
title_short	Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective
title_full	Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective
title_fullStr	Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective
title_full_unstemmed	Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective
title_sort	managing climate change risks in africa - a global perspective
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29446
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Managing Climate Change Risks in Africa - A Global Perspective

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