The role of residential air circulation and cooling demand for electrification planning: Implications of climate change in sub-Saharan Africa

The concluding chapter turns to the questions and observations that initially motivated this project: the role of women in sub-Saharan Africa, whom population advocates claim to represent. It raises questions about the links between contemporary investment in global South girls, instrumental gender and climate change solutions, and sexual stewardship, demonstrating how development-led concepts of women’s agency elide the contexts of their everyday lives. It concludes, not by offering solutions, but by fretting over the role of youth population advocacy, the politics and possibilities of their engagements with this work, raising questions about whether and how young people can transform populationist ideas into something closer to the social justice they seek.

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Family Physician Perceptions of Climate Change, Migration, Health, and Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Exploratory Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18126323 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (12) ◽

pp. 6323

Author(s):

Charlotte Scheerens ◽

Els Bekaert ◽

Sunanda Ray ◽

Akye Essuman ◽

Bob Mash ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Capacity Building ◽

Primary Healthcare ◽

Exploratory Study ◽

Health Sector ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Health Impacts ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

And Migration

Although family physicians (FPs) are community-oriented primary care generalists and should be the entry point for the population’s interaction with the health system, they are underrepresented in research on the climate change, migration, and health(care) nexus (hereafter referred to as the nexus). Similarly, FPs can provide valuable insights into building capacity through integrating health-determining sectors for climate-resilient and migration-inclusive health systems, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Here, we explore FPs’ perceptions on the nexus in SSA and on intersectoral capacity building. Three focus groups conducted during the 2019 WONCA-Africa conference in Uganda were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using an inductive thematic approach. Participants’ perceived interactions related to (1) migration and climate change, (2) migration for better health and healthcare, (3) health impacts of climate change and the role of healthcare, and (4) health impacts of migration and the role of healthcare were studied. We coined these complex and reinforcing interactions as continuous feedback loops intertwined with socio-economic, institutional, and demographic context. Participants identified five intersectoral capacity-building opportunities on micro, meso, macro, and supra (international) levels: multi-dimensional and multi-layered governance structures; improving FP training and primary healthcare working conditions; health advocacy in primary healthcare; collaboration between the health sector and civil society; and more responsibilities for high-income countries. This exploratory study presents a unique and novel perspective on the nexus in SSA which contributes to interdisciplinary research agendas and FP policy responses on national, regional, and global levels.

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Climate change and mycotoxins

Croatian Journal of Food Science and Technology ◽

10.17508/cjfst.2019.11.2.09 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 283-290

Author(s):

Stephen O. Fapohunda ◽

Annabella A. Adewunmi

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Aspergillus Species ◽

Subtropical Climate ◽

Tropical Africa ◽

Surveillance Studies ◽

Food And Feed ◽

Sub Saharan

The role of climate change on mycotoxin profile and activity was reviewed. The unprecedented spread and relocation experienced by some regulated mycotoxins on food and feed items were investigated. Aspergillus species and aflatoxin, originally associated with tropical and subtropical climate characteristics of Sub-Saharan Africa are now comfortable guests in temperate zones. The same applies to Fusarium and Penicilium species, earlier thought to be strictly specific to temperate regions of Europe, now encountered in tropical Africa, with their toxins like zearalenone and trichothecenes, particularly in recent surveillance studies. This review is an update on the unstable trend on a global mycotoxin map with reference to the obvious climatic dynamics, having Africa in view

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The role of farmers' perceptions in coping with climate change in Sub-Saharan Africa

International Journal of Global Warming ◽

10.1504/ijgw.2017.10005907 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 12 (3/4) ◽

pp. 483 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Walter Leal Filho ◽

Ulisses M. Azeiteiro ◽

Sadia Chérif

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan

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Building Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience through Soil Organic Carbon Restoration in Sub-Saharan Rural Communities: Challenges and Opportunities

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su131910966 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (19) ◽

pp. 10966

Author(s):

Alex Taylor ◽

Maarten Wynants ◽

Linus Munishi ◽

Claire Kelly ◽

Kelvin Mtei ◽

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Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Organic Carbon ◽

Soil Health ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Soil Function ◽

Challenges And Opportunities ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Soc Stocks

Soil organic carbon (SOC) is widely recognised as pivotal in soil function, exerting important controls on soil structure, moisture retention, nutrient cycling and biodiversity, which in turn underpins a range of provisioning, supporting and regulatory ecosystem services. SOC stocks in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are threatened by changes in land practice and climatic factors, which destabilises the soil system and resilience to continued climate change. Here, we provide a review of the role of SOC in overall soil health and the challenges and opportunities associated with maintaining and building SOC stocks in SSA. As an exemplar national case, we focus on Tanzania where we provide context under research for the “Jali Ardhi” (Care for the Land) Project. The review details (i) the role of SOC in soil systems; (ii) sustainable land management (SLM) techniques for maintaining and building SOC; (iii) barriers (environmental, economic and social) to SLM implementation; and (iv) opportunities for overcoming barriers to SLM adoption. We provide evidence for the importance of site-specific characterisation of the biophysicochemical and socio-economic context for effective climate adaptation. In particular, we highlight the importance of SOC pools for soil function and the need for practitioners to consider the type of biomass returns to the soil to achieve healthy, balanced systems. In line with the need for local-scale site characterisation we discuss the use of established survey protocols alongside opportunities to complement these with recent technologies, such as rapid in situ scanning tools and aerial surveys. We discuss how these tools can be used to improve soil health assessments and develop critical understanding of landscape connectivity and the management of shared resources under co-design strategies.

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Green Sukuk, Energy Poverty, and Climate Change: A Roadmap for Sub-Saharan Africa

10.1596/1813-9450-8680 ◽

2018 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dalal Aassouli ◽

Mehmet Asutay ◽

Mahmoud Mohieldin ◽

Tochukwu Chiara Nwokike

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Energy Poverty ◽

Sub Saharan

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Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Customary Systems of Conflict Resolution (CSCR)

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.1612865 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Daniel Ogbaharya

Keyword(s):

Conflict Resolution ◽

Dispute Resolution ◽

Alternative Dispute Resolution ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Sub Saharan

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Managing African Urbanization in the Context of Environmental Change

INTERdisciplina ◽

10.22201/ceiich.24485705e.2014.2.46528 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Shuaib Lwasa

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Economic Growth ◽

Social Services ◽

Urban Areas ◽

Urban Governance ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

African Countries ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Urbanization Rate ◽

Development And Management

Africa’s urbanization rate has increased steadily over the past three decades and is reported to be faster than in any other region in the world . It is estimated that by 2030, over half of the African population will be living in urban areas . But the nature of Africa’s urbanization and subsequent form of cities is yet to be critically analyzed in the context of city authorities’ readiness to address the challenges . Evidence is also suggesting that urbanization in African countries is increasingly associated with the high economic growth that has been observed in the last two decades . Both underlying and proximate drivers are responsible for the urbanization, and these include population dynamics, economic growth, legislative designation, increasing densities in rural centers, as well as the growth of mega cities such as Lagos, Cairo and Kinshasa, that are extending to form urban corridors . With the opportunities of urbanization in Sub–Saharan Africa, there are also challenges in the development and management of these cities . Those challenges include provision of social services, sustainable economic development, housing development, urban governance, spatial development guidance and environmental management, climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction . The challenge involves dealing with the development and infrastructure deficit, in addition to required adaption to and mitigation of climate change . This paper examines the current state of urban management in Africa .

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Financing Energy Access in Africa

10.1093/oso/9780198819837.003.0006 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Peter Kayode Oniemola ◽

Jane Ezirigwe

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Sub Saharan Africa ◽

Capital Investments ◽

Energy Access ◽

African Countries ◽

Sustainable Technologies ◽

Energy Technologies ◽

Sub Saharan ◽

Diesel Motors

To achieve universal energy access will attract huge capital investments. If sub-Saharan Africa is to realize anything close to the ambitious goals set for its energy access, then new actors, innovative funding mechanisms and sustainable technologies will have to be attracted. Finance is needed for activities such as rural electrification, clean cooking facilities, diesel motors and generators, other renewable energy technologies, oil and gas infrastructures, etc. Finance is also needed in research and development of suitable technologies and funding options as well as investment in the capacity to formulate and implement sound energy policies. This chapter examines the varied financing options for energy access in sub-Saharan Africa. It argues that with appropriate laws in place and effective mechanism for implementation, African countries can significantly engage private sector financing, international financial institutions and foreign donors. The role of the law here will be in creating an enabling environment for financing.

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