Socio-Ecological Resilience to Climate Change in a Fragile Ecosystem: The Case of the Lake Chilwa Basin, Malawi

ISBN-13: 9781138482678 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 292 str.

Sosten Chiotha; Daniel Jamu; Joseph Nagoli

Opis

This book provides a review of the Lake Chilwa Basin Climate Change Adaptation Programme research study, based on the ecosystem approach.

Spis treści

Introduction  PART 1: BUILDING ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE  1. Ecosystem Approach: theory into practice  2. The Emergence and Status of REDD+ in Malawi  3. Building resilience of ecosystem and people’s livelihood through afforestation  PART II: BUILDING SOCIAL RESILIENCE  4. Natural resource-based livelihoods in the context of climate change in the Lake Chilwa Basin  5. Enhancing household resilience through climate smart agriculture in the Lake Chilwa Basin  6. Livestock promotion for building social and ecological resilience under a changing climate in the Lake Chilwa Basin  7. Building organisational capacity for ecosystem-based adaptation and disaster risk reduction in the Lake Chilwa Basin  8. Too big to ignore: Gender and climate change adaptation in the Lake Chilwa Basin  PART III: ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND EARLY WARNING  9. Insect outbreaks in the Lake Chilwa Basin: Threats and opportunities in the basin social-ecosystem  10. Biodiversity in the Lake Chilwa Basin: Status, use and governance of Fish, Forests and Birds: 11.Public Health and Population: Linkages with Climate Variability  PART IV: ECOSYSTEM EARLY WARNING  12. Monitoring extreme weather events and ecosystems to enhance responsive capacity to climate change impacts  13.Innovative community outreach and engagement