Note: Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- About the editors -- About the contributors -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- CHAPTER 1 - Introduction -- GLOBAL CHANGE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE -- CLIMATE CHANGE IN AFRICA: CRITICAL ISSUES -- OUTLINE OF THIS BOOK -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- PART I - Evidence of climate change and its effects on the continent -- CHAPTER 2 - Climate change and water degradation. Challenges for sustaining human security in the Lake Chad Basin -- INTRODUCTION -- CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER DEGRADATION IN LAKE CHAD -- CAUSES OF DECREASED WATER FLOW INTO LAKE CHAD -- DECREASED WATER FLOW INTO LAKE CHAD: IMPACT ON HUMAN SECURITY -- LCBC TRANS-BORDER WATER MANAGEMENT POLICIES: ATTEMPTS AT ADDRESSING THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE RIPARIAN POPULATION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3 - Rainfall variability and crop production.The maze climate change brought to rain-fed agriculture -- INTRODUCTION -- NZHELELE VALLEY CASE STUDY -- RAINFALL VARIABILITY -- RAINFALL VARIABILITY AND MAIZE PRODUCTION -- FONDWE RAINFALL VARIATION AND MAIZE PRODUCTION -- MANDALA RAINFALL VARIATION AND MAIZE PRODUCTION -- TSHAVHALOVHEDZI - MPHAILA RAINFALL VARIATION AND PRODUCTION -- RABALI RAINFALL VARIATION AND PRODUCTION -- TSHISWENDA RAINFALL VARIATION AND PRODUCTION -- TSHITUNI RAINFALL VARIATION AND MAIZE PRODUCTION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4 - Maize Innovation for climate change adaptation. Evidence from rural Nigeria -- INTRODUCTION -- DTM INNOVATION IN NIGERIA -- CASE STUDY OF BORNO STATE: NORTH-EAST NIGERIA -- ANALYTICAL APPROACHES APPLIED IN THE CASE STUDY -- DESCRIPTIVE ANALYSIS BASED ON A SURVEY IN BORNO STATE -- ADOPTERS' PERCEPTION OF THE BENEFITS OF DTM -- DETERMINANTS OF DTM ADOPTION -- CONSTRAINTS TO ADOPTION OF DTM -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. , NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5 - Application of traditional knowledge in predicting and adapting to climate. Indicators of change and coping strategies for rural communities in the central rift valley of Ethiopia -- INTRODUCTION -- ACCESS TO CLIMATE INFORMATION: TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND INDICATORS -- BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDY AREA -- INDICATORS OF CHANGE AND COPING STRATEGIES -- CHALLENGES IN THE USE OF TRADITIONAL INDICATORS -- SOCIAL LEARNING, INFORMATION NETWORK AND ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE -- TRADITIONAL COPING MECHANISMS -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6 - Climate change adaptation through sound land use planning. While the world ticks, Ethiopia lags -- INTRODUCTION -- INNOVATIVE URBAN PLANNING APPROACHES TO CLIMATE CHANGE -- BUILDING RESILIENCE AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY THROUGH SOUND LAND USE PLANNING: THE CHALLENGE -- THE INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND URBAN PLANNING IN ETHIOPIA -- ETHIOPIA'S DELPHI CASE STUDY -- CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PREPAREDNESS OF ETHIOPIAN CITIES -- CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ETHIOPIAN CITIES' RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- PART II - Green and low carbon economy opportunities for Africa -- CHAPTER 7 - Embracing the green economy. The concept and concerns -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINING THE GREEN ECONOMY -- INTERPRETATIONS OF THE GREEN ECONOMY -- GREEN ECONOMY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- THE GREEN ECONOMY IN THE CONTEXT OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- MAJOR DRIVERS OF A GREEN ECONOMY -- BENEFITS OF THE GREEN ECONOMY -- POLICY CONCERNS FOR DEVELOPING COUNTRIES -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 8 - The implications of a transition to a green economy in the African context -- INTRODUCTION -- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REALITIES IN AFRICA -- THE CONTESTED AIMS OF THE GREEN ECONOMY. , THE GREEN ECONOMY AND JOB CREATION -- GREEN ECONOMY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE -- THE GREEN ECONOMY AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION -- EXAMPLES OF GREEN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES -- IMPLICATIONS OF A TRANSITION TO A GREEN ECONOMY IN AFRICA -- CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION AND DELIBERATION -- UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF SUBSIDIES IN AFRICA VERSUS THE USE OF MARKET INSTRUMENTS -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 9 - Exploring the challenges and opportunities for low carbon climate resilient development in Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- CHALLENGES FOR LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA -- OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA -- THE LINK BETWEEN LCD AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10 - Cities as green economy drivers. Making a case for green cities in South Africa -- INTRODUCTION -- THE PROBLEM OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN CITY -- CITIES AS GREEN ECONOMY DRIVERS -- GREEN ECONOMY POLICIES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES -- STRATEGIC SECTORS FOR GREENING SOUTH AFRICAN CITIES -- CHALLENGES TO THE GREEN CITIES AGENDA -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- PART III - Renewable energy solutions to Africa's energy challenges -- CHAPTER 11 - The development and diffusion of biofuels as an adaptation strategy in Zimbabwe -- INTRODUCTION -- HISTORICAL OVERVIEW OF BIOFUELS IN ZIMBABWE -- JATROPHA IN ZIMBABWE -- VALUE CHAIN STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFUSION OF BIOFUELS -- TECHNICAL SIDE OF BIOFUELS -- ROLE OF INSTITUTIONS IN THE DIFFUSION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOFUELS -- ACTORS IN KNOWLEDGE CREATION -- GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES AS PLAYERS IN THE DIFFUSION PROCESS -- BIOFUEL INVESTMENT IN ZIMBABWE -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 12 - Defining parameters for sustainable hydropower generation in the light of climate change. A case study of Zambia's Kafue Flats -- INTRODUCTION. , HYDROPOWER AS AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEM -- SYSTEMS THINKING: SYSTEMS DYNAMICS -- SYSTEMS DYNAMICS IN THE CONTEXT OF HYDROPOWER GENERATION -- KAFUE CASE STUDY -- PARAMETERS FOR HYDROPOWER GENERATION -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES AND REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13 - Conclusion -- Back cover.