| Decentralized Governance of Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa Contributor(s): Friis-Hansen, Esbern (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786390760 ISBN-13: 9781786390769 Publisher: Cabi OUR PRICE: $150.24 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Ngos (non-governmental Organizations) - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 363.738 |
| LCCN: 2017004388 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.6" W x 9.6" (1.30 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two perspectives have dominated the social science discourse on climate change adaptation. Firstly, an international narrative among UN and donor agencies of technical and financial support for planned climate change adaptation. Secondly, a significant volume of studies discuss how local communities can undertake their own autonomous adaptation. Effective and sustainable climate adaptation requires a third focus: understanding of the political processes within sub-national institutions that mediate between national and local practices. This book address the knowledge gap that currently exists about the role of district-level institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa in providing an enabling institutional environment for rural climate change adaptation. Key Features: - Analyzes the disconnect between national and local policy and practice, and how to overcome it - Analysis of the political ecology of climate change adaptation in 10 diverse rural districts across Sub-Saharan Africa based on evidence from thorough field work - Explains how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of climate change adaptation programs by engaging with decentralized local governments and principles of subsidiarity with regards to decision-making and control over financial resources. |
Contributor Bio(s): Friis-Hansen, Esbern: - Esbern Friis-Hansen has been a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies from 2004 to the present. He was a team member for monitoring and evaluation of the EU financed ERA-ARD sub-program Food & Energy from 2007-2009. He was a team leader for the study of local governance and human rights for the World Bank in 2007, and from 2006 to 2007 he was a team member for review of experience with Farmer Study Groups in East and Southern Africa, SIDA. |