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020 _a9783031228865
100 _aMbeva, Kennedy et.al.
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245 _aAfrica’s right to development in a climate-constrained world
260 _aSwitzerland;
_bPalgrave Macmillan;
_c2023
300 _a330 pages
520 _a“This book, written by promising African scholars, provides important policy lessons on securing a ‘just transition’ towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient society in Africa, and to the realisation of the African Union Agenda 2063” - Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, former Prime Minister of Niger, and former CEO, African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) “An important contribution to scholarship on International Relations and African Politics, this book offers a solid and well-grounded treatment of how Africa can best achieve sustainable economic development while also taking ambitious action on climate change” - Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, Director of the Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Nigeria “By focusing on the need to balance climate and development goals in Africa, the authors fill a conspicuous knowledge gap on the reality that transition pathways for countries in the Global South will look very different to those in the Global North” - ​​Dr Zainab​ Usman, Senior Fellow and Director, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace “This book presents a bold new vision for African agency and leadership in a changing climate. It shows how a proactive strategy offers African countries the clearest path to development in a world shaped by climate change” - Prof Thomas Hale, Associate Professor in Public Policy (Global Public Policy), Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford “The authors have done a timely and excellent job in articulating a ‘just transition’ from an African perspective” - Dr Bhim Adhikari (PhD), Senior Environmental Economist, Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) This book examines how Africa can secure a ‘just transition’ to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies.
650 _aEconomic development; Development-Africa
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942 _cBK
999 _c134793
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