Africa’s urban adaptation transition under a 1.5° climate

Pelling, Mark; Leck, Hayley; Pasquini, Lorena; Ajibade, Idowu; Osuteye, Emanuel; Parnell, Susan; Lwasa, Shuaib; Johnson, Cassidy; Fraser, Arabella; Barcena, Alejandro and Boubacar, Soumana (2018). Africa’s urban adaptation transition under a 1.5° climate. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 31 pp. 10–15.

DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link:	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.11.005
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Abstract

For cities in sub-Saharan Africa a 1.5°C increase in global temperature will bring forward the urgency of meeting basic needs in sanitation, drinking water and land-tenure, and underlying governance weaknesses. The challenges of climate sensitive management are exacerbated by rapid population growth, deep and persistent poverty, a trend for resolving risk through relocation (often forced), and emerging new risks, often multi-hazard, for example heat stroke made worse by air pollution. Orienting risk management towards a developmental agenda can help. Transition is constrained by fragmented governance, donor priorities and inadequate monitoring of hazards, vulnerability and impacts. Opportunities arise where data and forecasting is present and through multi-level governance where civil society collaborates with city government.

Item Type:

Journal Item

2017 Elsevier

ISSN:

1877-3443

Project Funding Details:

Funded Project Name	Project ID	Funding Body
Transformation and Resilience on Urban Coasts	NE/L008971/1	Belmont Forum
Urban Africa: Risk Knowledge	ES/L008777/1	UK Department for International Development and Economic and Social Research Council

Academic Unit/School:

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Politics, Philosophy, Economics, Development, Geography > Development
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) > Politics, Philosophy, Economics, Development, Geography
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS)

Research Group:

International Development & Inclusive Innovation
OpenSpace Research Centre (OSRC)

Item ID:

52976

Depositing User:

Arabella Fraser

Date Deposited:

25 Jan 2018 10:23

Last Modified:

07 Dec 2018 11:01