Camilla Toulmin

Climate Change in Africa

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Climate change is a major challenge for us all, but for African countries it represents a particular threat. This book outlines current thinking and evidence and the impact such change will have on Africa's development prospects.Global warming above the level of two degrees Celsius would be enormously damaging for poorer parts of the world, leading to crises with crops, livestock, water supplies and coastal areas. Within Africa, it's likely to be the continent's poorest people who are hit hardest. In this accessible and authoritative introduction to an often-overlooked aspect of the environment, Camilla Toulmin uses case studies to look at… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-84813-628-1
EAN: 9781848136281
Produktnummer: 14503340
Verlag: Zed Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 192 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 0 KB

Über den Autor

Camilla Toulmin is Director of the International Institute for Environment & Development. An economist by training, she has worked mainly in Africa on social, economic, and environmental development. This has combined field research, policy analysis, capacity building and advocacy. Her work has aimed to understand how societies evolve to cope with changed circumstances, and to demonstrate the links between global and local levels.