Information on "Pollution" and "Africa"
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Blue Carbon: The Opportunity of Coastal Sinks for Africa
Author: Romy Chevallier
Publisher: South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA)
Although the bodies of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change have developed strategies and mechanisms to enhance terrestrial 'Green Carbon' sinks, less attention has been given to marine and coastal ecosystems - 'Blue Carbon'. More on «Blue Carbon: The Opportunity of Coastal Sinks for Africa»
June 2012
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Jun 2012
Privatising Services as if People Matter
Author: Adama Onyanta
Publisher: Nordic Africa Institute (NAI)
This study provides useful insights into the complexity of public participation in the context of privatization of solid waste services in Abuja, Nigeria and offers policy guidelines relevant to the major stakeholders. More on «Privatising Services as if People Matter»
February 2012
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Feb 2012
If Mozambique Reduces Net Emissions from Farming, Will the Poor Suffer?
Author: Steve Wiggins, Lindsay Chant, Scott McDonald, Julia Wright
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Most poor people in the world live in rural areas and many work on farms. More on «If Mozambique Reduces Net Emissions from Farming, Will the Poor Suffer?»
January 2012
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2012
Die Energiepolitik von BICS im Angesicht von Klimawandel und Ressourcenverknappung
Author: Sören Scholvin, Joachim Betz
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Die Autoren dieser Publikation stellen die Frage ob die BICS Staaten unter den Zwängen von Klimawandel und Ressourcenverknappung einen erfolgreichen Wandel ihrer Energiepolitik vollziehen können. More on «Die Energiepolitik von BICS im Angesicht von Klimawandel und Ressourcenverknappung» -
2012
African Developments: Competing Institutional Arrangements for Climate Policy
Author: Peter Koblowsky, Chinwe Ifejika-Speranza
Publisher: German Development Institute
This policy brief analyses national-level multi-stakeholder processes relating to climate change, taking the case of Nigeria as its example, and draws some inferences on how to make progress in the issue of climate change governance and institutional... More on «African Developments: Competing Institutional Arrangements for Climate Policy»
November 2011
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30 Nov 2011
Carbon Trading in Africa
Author: Trusha Reddy, Yacob Mulugetta, Edward Mupada, Matthew Wilhelm-Solomon, Anthony Millner, Negusu Aklilu, Janet Redman, Astrid Westerlind Wigström, Larry Lohmann
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
This monograph presents a critical review of carbon trading in Africa. More on «Carbon Trading in Africa»
November 2010
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30 Nov 2010
Advancing US, African, and Global Interests
Author: John Raidt, Kristen E Smith
Publisher: Atlantic Council
This report sounds the alarm on the deep reach of transnational terrorists, drug cartels, and other criminal enterprises in West Africa. More on «Advancing US, African, and Global Interests»
October 2010
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Oct 2010
What Can the Afrobarometer Tell Us About Service Delivery in Africa?
Author: Robert Mattes
Publisher: Afrobarometer
While the delivery of services such as security, education, water and sanitation and telecommunication are seen in most places around the world as essential responsibilities of the state, the typical African – especially in rural areas – is unlikely ... More on «What Can the Afrobarometer Tell Us About Service Delivery in Africa?»
June 2010
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Jun 2010
Revenue Transparency to Mitigate the Resource Curse in the Niger Delta?
Author: Marie Müller
Publisher: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Arguably, the violent conflict in the Niger Delta is a result of accumulated grievances related to the resource curse. More on «Revenue Transparency to Mitigate the Resource Curse in the Niger Delta?»
January 2010
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2010
AJCR Volume 10 No. 2, 2010
Author: Urmilla Bob, Salomé Bronkhorst, Fathima Ahmed, Roselyne N Okech, Nancy A Omolo, Vadi Moodley, Alphonse Gahima, Suveshnee Munien, Edwin C Perry, Cheryl Potgieter, Jyoti Jaggernath
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
The environment-related problems and conflicts discussed in this issue arose in local situations, where few people, if any, were concerned about the future of the global environment. More on « AJCR Volume 10 No. 2, 2010 »
