The Poverty Reduction Co-benefits of Climate Change-Related Projects in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa

Okem, Andrew Emmanuel; Bracking, Sarah

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-04873-0_10

“…First, farmers' perception of climate change is underpinned by religious framing. Similar findings have been recorded in Botswana (Spear et al 2019), Mali (Bell 2014), Nigeria (Jellason et al 2020), South Africa (Okem and Bracking 2019), and Zimbabwe (Moyo et al 2012), respectively. Attributing the cause of climate change to oil exploration activities, God and other supernatural forces as well as disentangling their lifestyle activitydeforestationas a contributing factor seems the logical way for people to continue with the state of affairs without any ill feelings.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Ebhuoma

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2021

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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Climate variability and change have undermined the poor rural households’ ability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to engage in food production effectively – which comprises their primary source of livelihood – partly because it is predominantly rain-fed. Notwithstanding, the rural poor are not docile victims to climatic risks. They actively seek innovative ways to utilize their bundle of assets to reduce the negative effects of climatic risks to ensure household food security. Bundle of assets comprise the financial, human, physical, social, and natural assets owned by, or easily accessible to, an individual. Drawing on primary data obtained qualitatively in the Delta State of Nigeria, this chapter analyzes how Indigenous farmers utilize their bundle of assets to grow their food in the face of a rapidly changing climate. The results indicate that human and social assets played crucial roles in facilitating household food security. Also, social assets facilitated the procurement of other assets necessary to ensure continuity in food production, albeit farmers continue to live under the global poverty line. This chapter critically discusses the implications of these findings in relation to the attainment of both the first and second Sustainable Development Goals (no poverty and zero hunger) by 2030 in the Delta State.

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“…First, farmers' perception of climate change is underpinned by religious framing. Similar findings have been recorded in Botswana (Spear et al 2019), Mali (Bell 2014), Nigeria (Jellason et al 2020), South Africa (Okem and Bracking 2019), and Zimbabwe (Moyo et al 2012), respectively. Attributing the cause of climate change to oil exploration activities, God and other supernatural forces as well as disentangling their lifestyle activitydeforestationas a contributing factor seems the logical way for people to continue with the state of affairs without any ill feelings.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 81%

Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Ebhuoma

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2020

African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation

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Climate variability and change have undermined the poor rural households’ ability in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to engage in food production effectively – which comprises their primary source of livelihood – partly because it is predominantly rain-fed. Notwithstanding, the rural poor are not docile victims to climatic risks. They actively seek innovative ways to utilize their bundle of assets to reduce the negative effects of climatic risks to ensure household food security. Bundle of assets comprise the financial, human, physical, social, and natural assets owned by, or easily accessible to, an individual. Drawing on primary data obtained qualitatively in the Delta State of Nigeria, this chapter analyzes how Indigenous farmers utilize their bundle of assets to grow their food in the face of a rapidly changing climate. The results indicate that human and social assets played crucial roles in facilitating household food security. Also, social assets facilitated the procurement of other assets necessary to ensure continuity in food production, albeit farmers continue to live under the global poverty line. This chapter critically discusses the implications of these findings in relation to the attainment of both the first and second Sustainable Development Goals (no poverty and zero hunger) by 2030 in the Delta State.

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“…What emerges from this discussion is the recognition of a transformative adaptation agenda to address structural inequalities and create accountable institutions. This suggests that efforts to realize these ‘win-win’ transformative adaptation goals are dependent on more than ‘good governance,’ but also on spatial justice and the empowerment of vulnerable communities to reorganize social, political, and economic relations in their favor (Bassett and Fogelman 2013; Okem and Bracking 2019). These political struggles are essential in advancing transformative climate adaptation (Fedele et al, 2020) to be spatially just, inclusive, and equitable instead of business as usual (i.e., coping strategies).…”

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confidence: 99%

Planning and Climate Change in African Cities: Informal Urbanization and ‘Just’ Urban Transformations

Cobbinah

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2022

Journal of Planning Literature

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The proliferation of informal settlements and growing risks of climate change across African cities pose core questions to urban planning theory and practice. Where do informal settlements fit into future climate adaptation plans? What constitutes a ‘just’ climate transformation for African urbanization? And how does a ‘just’ climate transformation address the concerns of Africans in informal settlements? We conduct a literature review to highlight the importance of local, community-based knowledge production and action in addressing African urbanization and climate change. We show how informality and climate change impact each other across diverse African cities and conduct a detailed case study based on Accra, Ghana. We argue that national and global approaches to planning for urbanization and climate change are required to strengthen local community-based knowledge production and action.

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The Poverty Reduction Co-benefits of Climate Change-Related Projects in eThekwini Municipality, South Africa

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Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Attaining Food Security in the Wake of Climatic Risks: Lessons from the Delta State of Nigeria

Planning and Climate Change in African Cities: Informal Urbanization and ‘Just’ Urban Transformations

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