Managing a changing climate in Africa: Local level vulnerabilities and adaptation experiences

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dc.creatorYanda, Pius Z.
dc.creatorMubaya, C. P.
dc.date2016-03-14T10:27:06Z
dc.date2016-03-14T10:27:06Z
dc.date2011
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-18T11:17:55Z
dc.date.available2018-04-18T11:17:55Z
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dc.descriptionThe realisation that the Earth climate might be sensitive to the atmospheric concentrations of gases that create a greenhouse effect is more than a century olds (IISD 2008; IPCC1 2007d: 7-9). Scientist such as Fourier (French) and Arrhenius (Swedish) explained the Earth’s greenhouse effect and the role played by some atmospheric gases such as CO2 and methane (CH4) in warming our planet (Fleming, 1998). Around the same time, Arrhenius, together with Chamberlain, an American scientist, realised that the burning of fossils fuels could lead to global warming. Indeed there is increasing evidence from work that have been carried out over nearly two decades by the IPCC, which cements the conclusion that global warming and subsequent climate change are largely due to human activities. However, there continues to be considerable debate regarding the causes of climate change, that is, whether it is included by anthropogenic activities or simply within the range of natural variability in climate.
dc.identifierYanda, P.Z. and Mubaya, C.P., 2011. Managing a changing climate in Africa: Local level vulnerabilities and adaptation experiences. African Books Collective.
dc.identifier978-9987-08-089-2
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/914
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/9456
dc.languageen
dc.publisherMkuki na Nyota Publishers Ltd
dc.subjectClimate change
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectadaptation
dc.subjectNatural Resource
dc.subjectanthropogenic
dc.titleManaging a changing climate in Africa: Local level vulnerabilities and adaptation experiences
dc.typeBook chapter

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