TY - BOOK AU - Toulmin,Camilla ED - International African Institute. ED - Royal African Society. ED - Social Science Research Council (U.S.) TI - Climate change in Africa T2 - African arguments SN - 9781848130142 (hbk.) AV - 107 QC 903.2 T724c 2009 U1 - 551.696 PY - 2009/// CY - London, New York PB - Zed Books in association with International African Institute, Royal African Society, Social Science Research Council, Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan KW - Climatic changes KW - Africa KW - Environmental policy KW - Los cambios climáticos KW - Política ambiental KW - Klimaèanderung KW - swd KW - Afrika N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-167) and index; Global climate change and Africa -- Water -- Food -- Forests -- Cities -- Climate change and conflict -- Africa and the low-carbon economy -- Looking forward N2 - Climate change is a major challenge for us all, but for African countries it represents a particular threat. This book outlines current thinking and evidence and the impact such change will have on Africa's development prospects ER -