African Climate and Climate Change Physical, Social and Political Perspectives /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Williams, Charles J. R. (Editor), Kniveton, Dominic R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2011.
• Series: Advances in Global Change Research, 43
• Subjects: Environment.; Climate change.; Geography.; Physical geography.; Human geography.; Climate Change.; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts.; Geography, general.; Physical Geography.; Human Geography.

Compared to many other regions of the world, Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and variability. Widespread poverty, an extensive disease burden and pockets of political instability across the continent has resulted in a low resilience and limited adaptative capacity...