Review of research and policies for climate change adaptation in urban areas of West Africa

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2014-04

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Future Agricultures, University of Sussex, Brighton, GB

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Because the people who are directly impacted by climate change are ‘local’, as such, adaptation strategies to increase resilience of vulnerable populations must also be ‘local’. This should be carried out within the context of urban climate change frameworks and dynamics. The scope of this report is to review climate change adaptation research and policy pertaining to the urban sector, including the relationships between water resources and gender in the West African sub-region.

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WEST AFRICA, POLICY MAKING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, URBAN PLANNING, RESEARCH NEEDS, POLICY SCIENCES, URBANIZATION, VULNERABLE GROUPS

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