Governing Climate Mobility in Africa

Explorations of Adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana

AvNinna Nyberg Sørensen,Lily Salloum Lindegaard

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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Beskrivning

Available open access digitally under CC BY NC ND licence.Climate change is often understood as a main driver of human mobility in Africa, but this book demonstrates the many other factors that also come into play in households´ mobility practices including those linked to gender, finance and livelihoods.Using case studies from Ethiopia and Ghana, the edited collection reveals how the two countries’ governance structures play significant roles in shaping households’ agency and mobility options. It shows that mobility has long been practised in both countries and is important for households’ livelihoods and resilience to climate change. The book concludes with policy recommendations for institutional practices that can support adaptive climate mobility.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2025-07-28
Mått:156 x 234 x 15 mm
Vikt:408 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:288
Förlag:Bristol University Press
ISBN:9781529245394

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Ninna Nyberg Sørensen is a Senior Researcher in Migration and Global Order at the Danish Institute for International Studies. Lily Lindegaard is a Senior Researcher in Sustainable Development and Governance at the Danish Institute for International Studies. Neil Webster is a former Senior Research Fellow and programme Principal Investigator at the Danish Institute for International Studies.

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“This excellent book fills a looming gap in the field of climate mobilities: its politics and governance.” Ingrid Boas, Wageningen University

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction: An Outline of the Analytical Approach to ‘Governing Climate Mobility’ - Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Neil Webster, Joseph Kofi Teye and Zerihun MohammedPart 1: Climate and Land Cover Changes2. Vegetation Cover Changes in the Eastern and Upper West Regions of Ghana - Joseph Kofi Teye, Philip Prince Kwasi Mantey, Marie Ladekjær Gravesen, Seyram Richard, Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Francis Xavier Jarawura, Nauja Kleist and Shelta Gatsey3. Land Cover and Land Use Change and Climate Variability: Evidence from Longitudinal Geographic Information System Data in Shashemene and Tehuledere - Kefyalew Sahle, Zerihun Mohammed, Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Neil Webster and Dessalegn RahmatoPart 2: Local Impacts and Adaptation Strategies4. Assessing Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change and Variability in the Savannah and Forest Agro-Ecological Zones of Ghana - Francis Xavier Jarawura, Joseph Kofi Teye, Lily Salloum Lindegaard and Nauja Kleist5. Climate Change and Its Implications for Smallholders' Crop Production: Change from Maize to Teff to Haricot Beans in Shashemene District, Ethiopia - Busha Teshome and Zerihun Mohammed6. Khat Cultivation and Climate Change in Tehuledere, South Wollo - Dessalegn Rahmato7. ‘They Are Supposed to Stay Home’: Examining the Politics of Adaptation and (Im)mobility in Northern Ghana - Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Francis Xavier Jarawura and Nauja Kleist8. Short-Distance Migration as an Adaptation Strategy to the Impacts of Climate Change: The Case of Shashemene District - Zerihun MohammedPart 3: Gendered Mobility Practices9. Gender Dimensions of Climate Change-Related Migration in the Savannah and Agro-Ecological Zones in Ghana - Francis Xavier Jarawura, Nauja Kleist and Joseph Kofi Teye10. Trespassing Legal and Moral Boundaries: Ethiopian Domestic Workers Returned from the Middle East - Ninna Nyberg SørensenPart 4: The Issue of Finance11. Climate-Related Mobility, Land and Inclusive Finance in Rural Ethiopia - Neil Webster and Adane Alemayehu Tadesse12. Conclusion: Policy Reflections on Slow-Onset Climate Mobility and the Importance of the Governance Variable - Neil Webster and Ninna Nyberg Sørensen