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Adapting to the impacts of climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing the African continent. Although initially couched as primarily an environmental challenge, its importance in the socio- economic development of the region has seen the prioritisation of adaptation in the African common position at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) climate change negotiations. This emphasis has resulted in a number of studies on the vulnerability of countries to climate change, including case studies detailing examples of adaptation in practice. Yet the understanding of the implementation of adaptation measures needs further nuance in its approach. This book goes beyond highlighting the importance of adaptation in supporting future socioeconomic development, to grappling with the challenges in implementing adaptation measures with the authors addressing some of the key obstacles facing the implementation of adaptation projects. In building an understanding of the barriers, and in unpacking the real implications for those leading adaptation efforts in Southern Africa, this book aims to not only bring to the fore elements that act as a constraint, but to further the discussion on how best to overcome these barriers in adapting to climate change.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page
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  1. Copyright page
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. iii-vii
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  1. Foreword
  2. p. ix
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  1. About the contributors
  2. pp. x-xviii
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  1. Abbreviations and acronyms
  2. pp. xix-xxi
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  1. Introduction
  2. p. xxii
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  1. Chapter 1 - Political barriers to climate change adaptation implementation in SADC
  2. pp. 1-20
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  1. Chapter 2 - Political and state system barriers to the implementation of climate change adaptation in Botswana
  2. pp. 21-40
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  1. Chapter 3 - Social barriers to adaptation. Exploring implications and identifying options for adaptation policy across the SADC region
  2. pp. 41-60
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  1. Chapter 4 - Social and cultural barriers to adaptation implementation. The case of South Africa
  2. pp. 61-88
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  1. Chapter 5 - Economic barriers to climate change adaptation implementation in SADC
  2. pp. 88-110
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  1. Chapter 6 - Economic and trade barriers to climate change adaptation. Namibia country study
  2. pp. 111-140
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  1. Chapter 7 - Financial barriers to the implementation of climate change adaptation measures
  2. pp. 141-162
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  1. Chapter 8 - Financial barriers to adaptation implementation. A South African case study on financing water adaptation
  2. pp. 163-192
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  1. Chapter 9 - Technology barriers to climate change adaptation implementation in the SADC region
  2. pp. 193-200
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  1. Chapter 10 - Technological barriers to climate change adaptation. The case of Mozambique
  2. pp. 201-226
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  1. Chapter 11 - The legal barriers to climate change adaptation
  2. pp. 227-246
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  1. Chapter 12 - Conclusion
  2. pp. 247-256
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  1. Appendix. Opening address: Barriers to climate change adaptation implementation in SADC workshop
  2. pp. 257-262
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  1. Back cover
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