Climate change and Africa /
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| Imprint: | Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. |
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| Description: | xli, 369 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5778698 |
Table of Contents:
- Notes on contributors
- Peer reviewers
- Editor's note
- Forewords
- Prefaces
- List of abbreviations
- List of SI prefixes
- List of unit abbreviations
- List of chemical formulae
- Part I. Science
- 1. Holocene climatic, hydrological and environmental oscillations in the tropics with special reference to Africa
- 2. The relative importance of the different forcings on the environment in Ethiopia during the Holocene
- 3. Global warming and African climate change: a reassessment
- 4. Interactions of desertification and climate in Africa
- 5. Africa's climate observed: perspectives on monitoring and management of floods, drought, and desertification
- 6. Atmospheric chemistry in the tropics
- 7. Natural and human-induced biomass burning in Africa: an important source for volatile organic compounds in the troposphere
- 8. Biomass burning in Africa: role in atmospheric change and opportunities for emission mitigation
- 9. Soil micro-organisms as controllers of trace gas emissions over southern Africa
- Part II. Sustainable energy development, mitigation and policy
- 10. Biomass energy in sub-Saharan Africa
- 11. Natural resources: population growth and sustainable development in Africa
- 12. Sustainable energy development and the Clean Development Mechanism: African priorities
- 13. Opportunities for clean energy in the SADC under the UNFCCC: the case for the electricity and transport sectors
- 14. Regional approaches to global climate change policy in sub-Saharan Africa
- 15. Energy for development: solar home systems in Africa and global carbon emissions
- 16. Climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: assumptions, realities and future investments
- 17. Climate-friendly energy policies for Egypt's sustainable development
- Part III. Vulnerability and adaptation
- 18. Potential impacts of sea-level rise on populations and agriculture
- 19. Sea-level rise and coastal biodiversity in West Africa: a case study from Ghana
- 20. The impacts of ENSO in Africa
- 21. Climate policy implications of the recent ENSO events in a small island context
- 22. El Nino causes dramatic outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in East Africa
- 23. The role of indigenous plants in household adaptation to climate change: the Kenyan experience
- 24. Requirements for integrated assessment modelling at the regional and national levels in Africa to address climate change
- 25. Climate and disaster risk reduction in Africa
- Part IV. Capacity-building
- 26. Climate change mitigation analysis in southern African countries: capacity enhancement in Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia
- 27. Capacity-building initiatives to implement the climate change convention in Africa
- 28. Education and public awareness: foundations of energy efficiency
- Part V. Lessons from the Montreal Protocol
- 29. Lessons for developing countries from the ozone agreements
- 30. Opportunities for Africa to integrate climate protection in economic development policy
- 31. Ozone depletion and global climate change: is the Montreal Protocol a good model for responding to climate change?
- Index
