Africa’s Right to Development in a Climate-Constrained World
Kennedy Mbeva is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Blavatnik School of Government, Universityof Oxford Reuben Makomere is a Research Associate at the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) Joanes Atela is the Convenor of the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) Victoria Chengo is a Re...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2023, 2023
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2023 |
| Series: | Contemporary African Political Economy
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | Kennedy Mbeva is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Blavatnik School of Government, Universityof Oxford Reuben Makomere is a Research Associate at the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) Joanes Atela is the Convenor of the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) Victoria Chengo is a Research Fellow at the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) Charles Tonui is the Policy Convenor at the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN) the authors fill a conspicuous knowledge gap on the reality that transition pathways for countries in the Global South will look very different to those in the Global North” - Dr Zainab Usman, Senior Fellow and Director, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace “This book presents a bold new vision for African agency and leadership in a changing climate. It shows how a proactive strategy offers African countries the clearest path to development in a world shaped by climate change” - Prof Thomas Hale, Associate Professor in Public Policy (Global Public Policy), Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford “The authors have done a timely and excellent job in articulating a ‘just transition’ from an African perspective” - Dr Bhim Adhikari (PhD), Senior Environmental Economist, Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) This book examines how Africa can secure a ‘just transition’ to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies. “This book, written by promising African scholars, provides important policy lessons on securing a ‘just transition’ towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient society in Africa, and to the realisation of the African Union Agenda 2063” - Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, former Prime Minister of Niger, and former CEO, African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) “An important contribution to scholarship on International Relations and African Politics, this book offers a solid and well-grounded treatment of how Africa can best achieve sustainable economic development while also taking ambitious action on climate change” - Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, Director of the Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Nigeria “By focusing on the need to balance climate and development goals in Africa, |
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| Physical Description: | XXIII, 307 p. 10 illus online resource |
| ISBN: | 9783031228872 |