Decentralized Governance of Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

2004-present - Senior researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies. 2007-2009 Team member for monitoring and evaluation of the EU financed ERA-ARD sub-programme Food & Energy 2007 Team leader for study of local governance and human rights. World Bank. 2006-2007 Team member for review of experience with Farmer Study Groups in East and Southern Africa. SIDA.

• 1: Introduction 2: Implementing African National Climate Change Policies 3: Contemplating Climate Change at Local Government: On-the-ground Politics of Adaptation Delivery in Tanzania 4: Climate Change Adaptation and Decentralisation Politics: the Case of Local Governments in Rural Zambia 5: A White Elephant in a Changing Climate: a Territorial Approach to Climate Change Adaptation in Uganda 6: Creating Political Space for Climate Change Adaptation in Northern Ghana 7: Local Politics of Climate Change Adaptation in Uganda 8: Political Ecology of Climate Change Management in Rural Uganda 9: Local Political Processes and the Management of the Awoja Watershed in Eastern Africa 10: Competing Interests over Natural Resources and Adaptation to Climate Change: the Case of Rice Cultivation in the Gweri Wetlands, Uganda 11: Social and Institutional Dynamics of Mobility as an Adaptation to Climate Change 12: Hoarders as Saviours: The Performance of Regional Grain Traders During and After Extreme Drought 13: Conclusion: Towards Subnational Climate Change Action Amidst Ambiguity and Contestation Over Power and Resources

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