Information on "Environment" and "Western Africa"
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Evidence from the Frontlines of Climate Change
Author: Koko Warner, Kees Van der Geest, Sönke Kreft, Saleemul Huq, Sven Harmeling, Koen Kusters, Alex de Sherbinin
Publisher: United Nations University (UNU)
This report is based on the research carried out by the Loss and Damage in Vulnerable Countries Initiative carried out to find out how the impact of climate change on society leads to loss and damage among vulnerable households. More on «Evidence from the Frontlines of Climate Change»
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»
May 2012
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May 2012
Spatial Vulnerability of Rural Households to Climate Change in Nigeria
Author: Ignatius A Madu
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This study assesses the spatial patterns of vulnerability to climate change in Nigeria as a backdrop to highlighting the security implications of these patterns and underscores the need to mainstream climate change adaptation into the rural developme... More on «Spatial Vulnerability of Rural Households to Climate Change in Nigeria»
March 2012
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9 Mar 2012
Rapport sur la sécurité humaine dans l'espace CEDEAO
Author: Abdou Fall, Issaka K Souaré, David Zounmenou
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Ce rapport fait le point sur la situation de la sécurité humaine dans quatre États de l’espace CEDEAO, à savoir le Bénin, le Burkina Faso, la Guinée et le Togo. More on «Rapport sur la sécurité humaine dans l'espace CEDEAO» -
Mar 2012
Synergies between REDD+ and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change at the Local Level
Author: William McFarland
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This case study uses the Local Adaptive Capacity (LAC) framework developed by the African Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) to compare how REDD+ strategy opinions may impact LAC. More on «Synergies between REDD+ and Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change at the Local Level»
February 2012
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Feb 2012
Vulnerability to Climate Change in West Africa
Author: Emily Joiner, Derell Kennedo, Jesse Sampson
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This study is part of a program that assesses vulnerability to climate change through Africa at the sub-national level. More on «Vulnerability to Climate Change in West Africa»
January 2012
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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» -
2012
Afrikanische Entwicklungstrends: Konkurrierende Institutionelle Arrangements für Klimapolitik
Author: Peter Koblowsky, Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Publisher: German Development Institute
Diese Stellungnahme analysiert am Beispiel Nigerias nationale Multi-Stakeholder-Prozesse im Zusammenhang mit dem Klimawandel. More on «Afrikanische Entwicklungstrends: Konkurrierende Institutionelle Arrangements für Klimapolitik» -
2012
Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3
Author: Mareike Schomerus, Kristof Titeca, Vishwas Satgar, Francis B Nyamnjoh, Bruce Whitehouse, Sten Hagberg, Gabriella Körling, Sverker Finnström, Roman Loimeier, Akin Iwilade, Konrad Czernichowski, Dominik Kopiński, Andrzej Polus, Jeannett Martin, Laetitia Wayaffe, Raluca Perneş, Henning Melber, Stef Vandeginste, Matthijs Bogaards
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation / Hamburg University Press
This double issue addresses current themes on the African continent in terms of regional conflict and transition. More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3»
June 2011
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Jun 2011
Climate Change Adaptation and Conflict in Nigeria
Author: Aaron Sayne
Publisher: United States Institute of Peace (USIP)
Climate change, a growing number of voices in media and policy circles warn, is raising the risks of violent conflict in the twenty-first century. More on «Climate Change Adaptation and Conflict in Nigeria»
