Climate Perspectives From The Congo Basin

Author : Bila-Isia Inogwabini
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781040096468

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Climate Perspectives from the Congo Basin by Bila-Isia Inogwabini Pdf

This book considers the global question of climate change from local perspectives in the context of Central Africa. Bila-Isia Inogwabini examines attempts made by the international community to respond to the global challenges posed by climate change in the Congo Basin and highlights that these attempts have so far produced limited results. Abject poverty and the lack of academic, technical, institutional and governance capacities have made it difficult for these solutions to take root in local conditions. Taking a novel perspective, Inogwabini argues that what is needed is not austerity in the use of natural resources but rather increased material affluence for these communities, which will enable individuals to create their own ways to survive through the tides of climate change. He considers factors including social inertia, climate skepticism and lack of political structure and presents a climate change action plan that is targeted at the local level in the Congo Basin. Overall, this volume will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, global development and African studies more broadly.

Author : Bérenger Tchatchou,Denis J. Sonwa,Suspense Ifo,Anne Marie Tiani
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-02
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9786023870219

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Deforestation and forest degradation in the Congo Basin: State of knowledge, current causes and perspectives by Bérenger Tchatchou,Denis J. Sonwa,Suspense Ifo,Anne Marie Tiani Pdf

The Congo Basin comprises Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It covers close to 70% of the forestlands of Africa. Of the 530 million hectares in the Congo Basin, 300 million are composed of forests: 99% of these are primary or naturally regenerated forests, as opposed to plantations.

Author : Delphis F. Levia,Darryl E. Carlyle-Moses,Shin'ichi Iida,Beate Michalzik,Kazuki Nanko,Alexander Tischer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 3030260852

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Forest-Water Interactions by Delphis F. Levia,Darryl E. Carlyle-Moses,Shin'ichi Iida,Beate Michalzik,Kazuki Nanko,Alexander Tischer Pdf

The United Nations has declared 2018-2028 as the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development. This is a timely designation. In an increasingly thirsty world, the subject of forest-water interactions is of critical importance to the achievement of sustainability goals. The central underlying tenet of this book is that the hydrologic community can conduct better science and make a more meaningful impact to the world’s water crisis if scientists are: (1) better equipped to utilize new methods and harness big data from either or both high-frequency sensors and long-term research watersheds; and (2) aware of new developments in our process-based understanding of the hydrological cycle in both natural and urban settings. Accordingly, this forward-looking book delves into forest-water interactions from multiple methodological, statistical, and process-based perspectives (with some chapters featuring data sets and open-source R code), concluding with a chapter on future forest hydrology under global change. Thus, this book describes the opportunities of convergence in high-frequency sensing, big data, and open source software to catalyze more comprehensive understanding of forest-water interactions. The book will be of interest to researchers, graduate students, and advanced undergraduates in an array of disciplines, including hydrology, forestry, ecology, botany, and environmental engineering.

Author : Félicien Kengoum
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-12
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9786023870172

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Adaptation policies and synergies with REDD+ in Democratic Republic of Congo: Context, challenges and perspectives by Félicien Kengoum Pdf

The countries in the Congo Basin are poor and vulnerable and, as such, suffer from the negative effects of climate change. Fighting this phenomenon has become an item on countries’ policy agendas. Processes, based on mitigation and adaptation measures, have been launched at various levels and places in these countries to cope with the dynamics of a changing climate. But to study and implement mitigation and adaptation measures simultaneously is not enough. In a situation characterized by poverty and resource shortages – especially financial resources – and to support a process that is already exceptionally slow, it is important to go further and consider the synergy between mitigation and adaptation. The principle described in this analysis is combined with thoughts on the best way to proceed, a way to encourage more thorough analyses and ensure ex situ integration and coherence between climate and development policies, and in situ integration and coherence within the climate policies, the objective being to deliver both ecological and policy synergy outcomes.

Author : Raphael M. Tshimanga,Guy D. Moukandi N'kaya,Douglas Alsdorf
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119656999

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Congo Basin Hydrology, Climate, and Biogeochemistry by Raphael M. Tshimanga,Guy D. Moukandi N'kaya,Douglas Alsdorf Pdf

New scientific discoveries in the Congo Basin as a result of international collaborations The Congo is the world's second largest river basin and home to 120 million people. Understanding the cycling of water, sediments, and nutrients is important as the region faces climatic and anthropogenic change. Congo Basin Hydrology, Climate, and Biogeochemistry: A Foundation for the Future explores variations in and influences on rainfall, hydrology and hydraulics, and sediment and carbon dynamics. It features contributions from experts in the region and their international collaborators. Volume highlights include: New in-situ and remotely sensed measurements and model results Use of historic data to assess precipitation and hydrologic changes Exploration of water exchange between wetlands and rivers Biogeochemical processes in the Congo's forests and wetlands A scientific foundation for hydrologic resource management in the region Studies from different parts of the Congo river and its adjoining basins This book is available in English and French. The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals. Find out more about this book in this short video and this article.

Author : Alison L. Hoare,Rainforest Foundation UK.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Climatic changes
ISBN : 190613104X

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Clouds on the Horizon by Alison L. Hoare,Rainforest Foundation UK. Pdf

Author : Salif Diop,Peter Scheren,Awa Niang
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 521 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783030612252

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Climate Change and Water Resources in Africa by Salif Diop,Peter Scheren,Awa Niang Pdf

The focus of this book is on the key water-related vulnerabilities to climate change in Africa, particularly in its most vulnerable areas, exploring potential management responses to such vulnerabilities. The African countries are particularly exposed and vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change, with important impacts on water resources and hydrological systems, water availability, water resource management and sea level variations. Already, under various anthropogenic pressures, the status of water resources in Africa has been changing over the past decades, with decreasing water quality, falling groundwater levels, and variability in rainfall, both in terms of timing and intensity. Climate change will further accelerate the rate of change, affecting the ability of people and societies to respond in a timely manner. It is clear that there is no quick fix to the pressures imposed on water resources by climate change. Increasing the resilience of ecosystems and communities to extreme events such as flooding and drought, and integrating climate change risks and opportunities into development decision-making is indeed a key challenge, as much a technical climate-change one, as a political and developmental challenge. The book, in this regard, intends to contribute to the debate around climate change in relation to water resources management in Africa, and in particular inform policy decisions and actions that will improve governments’ and communities’ ability to manage the challenges of climate change and variability in relation to the aquatic ecosystems that they depend on. The knowledge collected in this book will benefit policy makers, researchers, as well as other stakeholders.

Author : Raphael M. Tshimanga,Guy D. Moukandi N'kaya,Douglas Alsdorf
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781119656975

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Congo Basin Hydrology, Climate, and Biogeochemistry by Raphael M. Tshimanga,Guy D. Moukandi N'kaya,Douglas Alsdorf Pdf

New scientific discoveries in the Congo Basin as a result of international collaborations The Congo is the world's second largest river basin and home to 120 million people. Understanding the cycling of water, sediments, and nutrients is important as the region faces climatic and anthropogenic change. Congo Basin Hydrology, Climate, and Biogeochemistry: A Foundation for the Future explores variations in and influences on rainfall, hydrology and hydraulics, and sediment and carbon dynamics. It features contributions from experts in the region and their international collaborators. Volume highlights include: New in-situ and remotely sensed measurements and model results Use of historic data to assess precipitation and hydrologic changes Exploration of water exchange between wetlands and rivers Biogeochemical processes in the Congo's forests and wetlands A scientific foundation for hydrologic resource management in the region Studies from different parts of the Congo river and its adjoining basins This book is available in English and French. The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of humanity. Its publications disseminate scientific knowledge and provide resources for researchers, students, and professionals. Find out more about this book in this short video and this article.

Author : Charles J. R. Williams,Dominic R. Kniveton
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048138425

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African Climate and Climate Change by Charles J. R. Williams,Dominic R. Kniveton Pdf

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 of African society to climate related shocks and stresses. To compound this vulnerability, there remains large knowledge gaps on African climate, manifestations of future climate change and variability for the region and the associated problems of climate change impacts. Research on the subject of African climate change requires an interdisciplinary approach linking studies of environmental, political and socio-economic spheres. In this book we use different case studies on climate change and variability in Africa to illustrate different approaches to the study of climate change in Africa from across the spectrum of physical, social and political sciences. In doing so we attempt to highlight a toolbox of methodologies (along with their limitations and advantages) that may be used to further the understanding of the impacts of climate change in Africa and thus help form the basis for strategies to negate the negative implications of climate change on society.

Author : Merline Touko Tchoko,Alba Saray Pérez-Terán,Anne-Marie Tiani
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-10-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Communicating climate change through radio programs in the Congo Basin: A guide to the preparation, monitoring and evaluation of science-policy dialogue radio programs by Merline Touko Tchoko,Alba Saray Pérez-Terán,Anne-Marie Tiani Pdf

Updated information on climate change are lacking in the Congo basin. Moreover, available data are worded in a coded language that impairs their use in decision-making and thus contributes to increase the gap between the information available at the global level and those circulating in the region. This work aimed at assessing the mechanisms of dissemination of scientific information in Central Africa in order to adopt the information channels and languages adapted to various stakeholders, according to their abilities and needs. It is in this context that radio platforms bringing together scientists, policy makers and the public have emerged in 2013 and 2014 in Cameroon and Congo.

Author : Charlotte Pavageau,Anne Marie Tiani
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-18
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9786021504581

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Implementing REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in the Congo Basin by Charlotte Pavageau,Anne Marie Tiani Pdf

This report presents the state of progress of projects and initiatives to promote adaptation and REDD+ in the Congo Basin region and it analyses opportunities for synergies or trade-off between the two strategies. 94 national programs and activities on the ground related to REDD+ and 11 on adaptation have been identified in six countries of the Congo Basin.

Author : Global Environment Facility
Publisher : Global Environment Facility
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781884122729

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Land, Water, and Forests by Global Environment Facility Pdf

Author : Mutanga, Shingirirai Savious,Simelane, Thokozani,Pophiwa, Nedson
Publisher : Africa Institute of South Africa
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780798303750

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Africa in a Changing Global Environment by Mutanga, Shingirirai Savious,Simelane, Thokozani,Pophiwa, Nedson Pdf

Africa is one continent severely affected by the ravaging effects of global environment change yet it is least responsible for this. The continent's rural and urban poor are particularly vulnerable to reduced agricultural production, worsening food security, increased incidence of both flooding and drought, spreading of disease and heightening risk of conflict over scarce land and water resources. As such this timely book consisting of chapters authored by scholars from multidisciplinary backgrounds provides the reader a variety of contexts from which to understand the impacts of global environmental change and how affected African communities are adapting an mitigating the scourge. In addition it discusses different models for mitigation and adaptation applicable to local contexts.

Author : Ademola Oluborode Jegede,Oluwatoyin Adejonwo
Publisher : Pretoria University Law Press
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2023-01-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Climate change justice and human rights: An African perspective by Ademola Oluborode Jegede,Oluwatoyin Adejonwo Pdf

Populations in Africa are vulnerable to both the direct and indirect adverse effects of climate change that are of human rights significance. The urgency for states in Africa to implement climate interventions while they face developmental challenges, however, raises questions of ‘justice’ or ‘fairness’ between the developed and the developing states. Consequently, interrogating how the human rights paradigm may respond to negative implications of climate change and its ‘fairness’ is important as states continue to engage with the climate change standard setting. This edited volume critically interrogates human rights paradigm as an intervention to secure climate change justice for vulnerable populations; analyses regional protection against human rights consequences of climate change; and assesses emerging interventions based on domestic regulatory frameworks on climate change in selected states in Africa.

Author : Susanne Stoll-Kleemann,Susanne Nicolai
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781040116067

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Climate-Just Behavior by Susanne Stoll-Kleemann,Susanne Nicolai Pdf

This book highlights the obstacles to and potential for a just transformation as a way out of the current climate crisis. This volume examines the barriers, opportunities and incentives around the pursuit of climate-just behavior, based on a comprehensive interdisciplinary and integrative analysis. It investigates how the gap between expressing concern about the climate crisis and giving it a high priority within the context of everyday behavior can be overcome. At the same time, it looks at the challenging politico-economic framework conditions such as the strong economic growth and profit orientation of capitalism. Although justice is a fundamental human motive, which should induce climate-just behavior, system justification is common and makes people rather justify their unjust behavior. In this book, a general and systemic framework on human behavior is provided, including internal factors, such as knowledge and psychological needs, external factors, such as socio-cultural and politico-economic factors, feedback loops and interactions. The authors draw on multiple theories to examine how denial and moral disengagement affect individual responsibility, despite real-world evidence of the climate crisis. The book highlights the role of emotions in encouraging a pro-environmental response and discusses solutions on both the individual and the collective level, such as transparency laws. Moreover, making climate-friendly options more accessible, affordable and convenient facilitates behavior change more effectively. Overall, this book presents knowledge-based, realistic approaches to surmounting these obstacles in order to achieve a more climate-just world. Climate-Just Behavior will be of great interest to students and scholars of climate change, climate justice, environmental geography and environmental psychology.