Climate change in the African drylands : options and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation

Complete Title
Climate change in the African drylands : options and opportunities for adaptation and mitigation

Publication Year
Language(s)
English

Description

This paper highlights the climate change mitigation potential of the African drylands and lays out various paths towards adaptation which should be supported to reduce the vulnerability of dryland populations and increase their food security.

Organization(s)
UNDP
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
UNEP
Imprint
New York : UNDP ; Bonn, DE : UNCCD ; Nairobi : UNEP, 2009
Physical Description
54p. : ill., maps
Notes

Includes bibliographic references.

Keywords
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Africa (UNCCD)
Desertification
Desertification convention
Arid lands
Climate change
Adaptation to change
Food security
Geographic keywords
Africa
Call number
Bios-Eco-Ter-Ar-6-013

More information

Publisher
UNDP
UNEP
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Secretariat
Bibliographic level
Monograph/item
Physical medium
Printed
PDF
Number of library copies
1
Print availability status
N/A