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In recent decades, extreme rains and drought have struck urban regions in Africa like never before. Nevertheless, limited information is available on which to base development of early warning systems, identification of high-risk zones, and formulation of local action plans. This book is about how to build the knowledge necessary for planning adaptation to climate change in Sub-Saharan cities. It brings together lessons learned from international development actions conducted by a number of scholars in disciplines ranging from meteorology and hydrogeology to urban planning and environmental management. Selected methods to assess the impacts of extreme weather and ecological stress are presented along with possible approaches to improve the adaptive capacity of Sub-Saharan cities through institutional measures at the local government level. The book is addressed to graduate students, researchers, and practitioners interested in enhancing their knowledge and skills in order to integrate climate change into applied research and development projects in urban Africa.

Meteorology. Climatology --- Environmental protection. Environmental technology --- Environmental planning --- Economic geography --- milieukunde --- ruimtelijke ordening --- milieu --- geografie --- klimaatverandering --- Africa

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This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book aims to inspire decision makers and practitioners to change their approach to climate planning in the tropics through the application of modern technologies for characterizing local climate and tracking vulnerability and risk, and using decision-making tools. Drawing on 16 case studies conducted mainly in the Caribbean, Central America, Western and Eastern Africa, and South East Asia it is shown how successful integration of traditional and modern knowledge can enhance disaster risk reduction and adaptation to climate change in the tropics. The case studies encompass both rural and urban settings and cover different scales: rural communities, cities, and regions. In addition, the book looks to the future of planning by addressing topics of major importance, including residual risk integration in local development plans, damage insurance and the potential role of climate vulnerability reduction credits. In many regions of the tropics, climate planning is growing but has still very low quality. This book identifies the weaknesses and proposes effective solutions.

Geography. --- Climate change. --- Remote sensing. --- Environmental management. --- Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry. --- Environmental Management. --- Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts. --- Environmental stewardship --- Stewardship, Environmental --- Environmental sciences --- Management --- Remote-sensing imagery --- Remote sensing systems --- Remote terrain sensing --- Sensing, Remote --- Terrain sensing, Remote --- Aerial photogrammetry --- Aerospace telemetry --- Detectors --- Space optics --- Changes, Climatic --- Climate change --- Climate changes --- Climate variations --- Climatic change --- Climatic changes --- Climatic fluctuations --- Climatic variations --- Global climate changes --- Global climatic changes --- Climatology --- Climate change mitigation --- Teleconnections (Climatology) --- Cosmography --- Earth sciences --- World history --- Environmental aspects --- Climatic changes. --- Changes in climate --- Climate change science --- Global environmental change --- planning --- environmental risk analysis --- disaster risk reduction --- climate vulnerability --- tropical climate management --- decision making --- adaptation --- urban resilience --- climate change --- Social planning --- Environmental economics. --- Economics --- Environmental quality --- Social development planning --- Planning --- Economic aspects