Climate Justice in Action

Katie McQuaid is Associate Professor of Gender and Climate at the University of Leeds. Neil J. W. Crawford is Lecturer in International Politics and Public Policy at the University of Stirling. Admire Mare is Associate Professor and Head of Department of Communication and Media at the University of Johannesburg.Susan Nanduddu is Executive Director of the African Centre for Trade and Development, Uganda.

• Foreword - Ikal AngeleiIntroduction: Responding to the Climate Crisis in Eastern Africa - Juliet Grace Luwedde, Admire Mare, Susan Nanduddu, Neil J. W. Crawford and Katie McQuaid 1. ‘Why Were We Robbing Ourselves of a Future?’: Intersectional Climate Justice in Wangari Maathai’s ‘Unbowed’ - Wambua Muindi2. Ubuntu and African Social Movements: Local and International Coalitions for Environmental and Climate Justice in Kenya and Uganda - Sheila Ronoh 3. Voice of the Heavens and the Bowels - Arinda Daphine 4. Cultural Resistance Against Environmental Destruction: Oil Extraction and the Banyoro in Uganda - Robert Birungi 5. Atmospheric Alchemy: Rethinking Paradigms of Water Abundance and Extraction - Eileen Jahn 6. Queer Mothers Putting Inclusivity, Gender and Economic Justice at the Heart of Climate Adaptation in Zimbabwe - Lungelo Ndhlovu7. Sustainable Sudan: Documenting the past and Visioning the Future Through Graffiti and Environmentalism - Josepha Wessels8. Contested Urbanisation in Uganda: Saving and Growing Masaka’s City Trees - Antonio Kalyango and Neil J. W. Crawford 9. Intersectional Climate Action and Disaster Resilience for Women’s Empowerment in South Sudan - Sneha Krishnan, Philomena Wambui and Nitesh Lohan10. Identifying Prospects for Action on Climate Change and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in Umzingwane District, Zimbabwe - Douglas Nyathi, Samukeliso Khumalo, Keith Phiri and Joram Ndlovu11. Framing Climate Justice from a Youth Perspective: Intersectional Activism in Uganda - Antje Daniel 12. Youth Engagement for Climate Action: The Case of the Sauti-Youth Project in Tanzania - Evench Gomes, Kathy Reilly, Una Murray, Aidan Sinnott and Maurice Sadlier13. Environmental Justice, Climate Change and Food Security: Interventions with Refugee Children in Western Uganda - Margaret Wagana 14. ‘Burdens and Threats’: Displaced Populations in Eastern Africa’s Climate Agenda - Jana Kaufmann and Sonja Fransen 15. African Legal Tools for Facilitating Climate Justice in Cross-Border Displacement in Eastern Africa: Surpassing the Bleak Legal Ideal in International Refugee Law - Dalia Malek16. Dear Future Activists: How to Lead Intersectional Climate Action - Katie McQuaid, Admire Mare, Susan Nanduddu, Neil J. W. Crawford, Eric Ndawula, Sostine Namanya, Anabela Lemos, Terry Otieno, Juliet Grace Luwedde, Obed Koringo and Uwimana Sefu

'Climate Justice in Action is an insightful read, powerfully shifting the climate justice lens to Eastern Africa. It foregrounds fairness, rights and intersectionality, showcasing crucial grassroots activism, indigenous knowledge and innovative solutions spearheaded by those bearing the brunt of the climate crisis. An urgent, vital contribution to current global conversations.' Admire Nyamwanza, Queen Margaret University'Climate Justice in Action is a timely collaborative contribution that enriches the global climate conversation. The book centers diverse disciplinary perspectives and voices of communities on the frontlines of climate change activism and adaptation. A powerful resource for anyone passionate about inclusive climate governance.' Pedi Obani, University of Bradford