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In rural Southern Africa, the livelihoods of millions are intricately linked to the land, water, and ecosystems that are increasingly under threat from climate change. This intensifying threat has exacerbated pre-existing vulnerabilities, rendering the need for resilience building more critical than ever. Emerging scholarship on climate change strategies suggest that building resilience in human and environmental systems is the ideal strategy for combating the climate change induced catastrophes. Rural Southern Africa has witnessed both isolated and coordinated efforts by various stakeholders to bolster climate resilience, yielding varying degrees of success. This book offers a comprehensive examination of the rural Southern African landscape, probing the intricate dynamics, prospects, and challenges associated with building climate resilience. It examines how traditional knowledge, innovative practices (including Artificial Intelligence), and sustainable development strategies are converging to create resilient systems. The book further highlights the critical role of local communities in addressing climate challenges and offers actionable insights for a more resilient future. It emerged that some interventions have managed to build resilience of at-risk households, communities and systems, while others have faced significant challenges. In general, climate resilience building remains complex and lagging due to increased vulnerabilities induced by global disease emergencies such as COVID-19, increased poverty due to global recessions, poor governance, corruption and several other internal and external factors. Therefore, the need to increase cooperation amongst Southern African states to pursue common development goals cannot be overemphasized. Rich with case studies, expert analyses, and systematic reviews, this book is an essential read for policymakers, researchers, and those invested in the future of rural Southern Africa.
Contents
1 An Overview of Climate Change Resilience in Rural Southern Africa.- 2 The Climate Change Landscape for Rural Southern Africa.- 3 The Trends and Drivers of Climate Change Vulnerability in Rural Southern Africa.- 4 Pathways to Enhance the Adaptive Capacity and Resilience to Climate Change in Southern Africa.- 5 Climate Disaster Risk Reduction in Rural Southern Africa.- 6 Climate Governance and Resilience Action.- 7 The State of Climate Resilience in Rural Communities in Southern Africa.- 8 Prospects and Challenges for Climate-Smart Communities in Rural Southern Africa.- 9 Climate Resilience and Global Pandemics.- 10 Climate Resilience Strategies and Policies in Southern Africa.- 11 Climate Resilient Development in Rural Southern Africa.- 12 Climate Finance for Building Resilience in Rural Southern Africa.- 13 A Systematic Review of Climate Change Mitigation Policies in Southern Africa.- 14 Linking Gender Equality and Climate Resilience in Rural Southern Africa.- 15 Prospects and Challenges for Adopting Artificial Intelligence and Digital Tools in Climate Resilience in Rural Southern Africa.- 16 Livelihood Diversification for Adapting to Climate Change Among Smallholder Farmers in Gokwe North District of Zimbabwe.- 17 Emerging Adaptation Constrains in Mount Darwin District, Zimbabwe.- 18 Conclusions and Policy Recommendations.
