Water and climate change in Africa challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi /

Water and climate change in Africa challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / [electronic resource] : edited by Patricia E. Perkins. - London ; New York : Routledge, 2013. - xiii, 125 p. : ill. - Routledge advances in climate change research ; 2 . - Routledge advances in climate change research ; 2. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: the importance of community-based organizations for equitable water governance in times of climate change / Patricia E. Perkins -- Economic, ecological and climate justice: literacy and politics / Wahu Kaara -- Climate, gender and class justice in Africa / Patrick Bond -- Kilimanjaro initiative: working with youth in Nairobi / Sadique Bilal Issa -- Climate change in South Durban, South Africa / Lushendrie Naidu -- Bringing together community and academic knowledge: the Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Education Environmental Education Club / Eugenia Cossa -- Community river restoration in South Africa / Simphiwe Nojiyeza -- Gender and climate change in Mozambique / Saquina Mucavele -- Can you educate hungry people? / Erika Mendes and Tiago Esmael -- A hot climate for civil society: engagement with climate change and water in eThekwini (Durban) / Mary Galvin -- Planning and climate change in Nairobi / Romanus Opiyo -- Climate vulnerability and resilience in local communities / Elizabeth Lorimer -- Durban, climate change, and socio-political transformation / Rehana Dada -- Conclusion: developing community-based responses to climate change / Patricia E.Perkins and Patricia Figueiredo Walker.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

9780203556047 (electronic bk.)




Climatic changes--Africa.
Climatic changes--Economic aspects--Africa.
Climatic changes--Environmental aspects--Africa.
Water-supply--Management.--Africa
Water resources development--Africa.
Water-supply--Government policy--Africa.


Electronic books.

QC903.2.A35 / W38 2013

363.73874096