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Title Water and climate change in Africa [electronic resource] : challenges and community initiatives in Durban, Maputo and Nairobi / edited by Patricia E. Perkins.

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London ; New York : Routledge, 2013.

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Available to Pittsburg State University patrons only.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	xiii, 125 p. : ill.
Series	Routledge advances in climate change research ; 2
	Routledge advances in climate change research ; 2.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Introduction: the importance of community-based organizations for equitable water governance in times of climate change / Patricia E. Perkins -- Economic, ecological and climate justice: literacy and politics / Wahu Kaara -- Climate, gender and class justice in Africa / Patrick Bond -- Kilimanjaro initiative: working with youth in Nairobi / Sadique Bilal Issa -- Climate change in South Durban, South Africa / Lushendrie Naidu -- Bringing together community and academic knowledge: the Eduardo Mondlane University Faculty of Education Environmental Education Club / Eugenia Cossa -- Community river restoration in South Africa / Simphiwe Nojiyeza -- Gender and climate change in Mozambique / Saquina Mucavele -- Can you educate hungry people? / Erika Mendes and Tiago Esmael -- A hot climate for civil society: engagement with climate change and water in eThekwini (Durban) / Mary Galvin -- Planning and climate change in Nairobi / Romanus Opiyo -- Climate vulnerability and resilience in local communities / Elizabeth Lorimer -- Durban, climate change, and socio-political transformation / Rehana Dada -- Conclusion: developing community-based responses to climate change / Patricia E.Perkins and Patricia Figueiredo Walker.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Climatic changes -- Africa.
	Climatic changes -- Economic aspects -- Africa.
	Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Africa.
	Water-supply -- Africa -- Management.
	Water resources development -- Africa.
	Water-supply -- Government policy -- Africa.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	Perkins, Patricia E.
	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780415822039 (hbk.)
	9780203556047 (electronic bk.)