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Overcoming Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation Implementation in Southern Africa /
Adapting to the impacts of climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the African continent. Although initially couched as primarily an environmental challenge, its importance in the socio- economic development of the region has seen the prioritization of adaptation in the African commo...
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Pretoria 0001, South Africa :
Africa Institute of South Africa,
2011.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Foreword; About the contributors; Abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; Chapter 1
- Political barriers to climate change adaptation implementation in SADC; Introduction; The Urgent Need for Implementation of Adaptation Measures in Africa; Political Will and Commitment at Highest Political Level; Difficulties of Planning for Climate Impacts: Inconsistency Between Policy and Planning Horizons; Governance Challenges: Engaging a Multitude of Stakeholders in the Adaptation Process; Uncertainties in Climate Science Exacerbate Challenges
- Enhancing a Country's Adaptive Capacity Lobbying the North for an Effective and Equitable Outcome to Climate Change Negotiations; Conclusion and Policy Considerations; Notes and References; Chapter 2
- Political and state system barriers to the implementation of climate change adaptation in Botswana; Introduction; Political Factors Influencing Environmental Conservation in Botswana; Assessment of Political Party Manifestos for Environmental Conservation Commitment: Implications for Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation; The State System in Botswana: Implications for Climate Change Adaptation
- Botswana's National Conservation Strategy: The Environmental Policy Human Perceptions of Climate Change Adaptation: Implications for the Removal of Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation; Conclusion and Policy Considerations; Notes and References; Chapter 3
- Social barriers to adaptation. Exploring implications and identifying options for adaptation policy across the SADC region; Introduction; What are Social Barriers to Adaptation?; What are the Implications of Social Barriers for Southern Africa?; How Can Adaptation Policy Making Help Overcome Social Barriers?
- Conclusion and Policy Considerations Notes and References; Chapter 4
- Social and cultural barriers to adaptation implementation. The case of South Africa; Introduction; Political Ecology and Cultural Frames: A Conceptual Framework; SADC and South Africa: State Institutions as a Cultural Resource; Adapting to Climate Change in South Africa: Social and Cultural Barriers and Opportunities; Conclusion and Policy Considerations; Notes and References; Chapter 5
- Economic barriers to climate change adaptation implementation in SADC; Introduction; Climate Change in Southern Africa: What is at Stake?
- Overview of Climate Change Impact on Key Economic Sectors Economic Barriers to Climate Change Adaptation; Conclusion and Policy Considerations; Notes and References; Chapter 6
- Economic and trade barriers to climate change adaptation. Namibia country study; Introduction; Impacts of Climate Change in Namibia; National Aspirations; Adaptation and its Barriers; Namibia's Trade and Economy at a Glance; Climate Change Impacts and Existing Adaptation Efforts; Barriers to Adaptation; Future Opportunities; Conclusion and Policy Considerations; Notes and References
- Chapter 7
- Financial barriers to the implementation of climate change adaptation measures