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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Mainstreaming adaptation to climate change in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Climate Policy, Volume 4, No. 1, Year 2004
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Description
The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) are a group of 49 of the world's poorest countries. They have contributed least to the emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs) but they are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. This is due to their location in some of the most vulnerable regions of the world and their low capacities to adapt to these changes. Adaptation to climate change has become an important policy priority in the international negotiations on climate change in recent years. However, it has yet to become a major policy issue within developing countries, especially the LDCs. This article focuses on two LDCs, namely Bangladesh and Mali, where progress has been made regarding identifying potential adaptation options. For example, Bangladesh already has effective disaster response systems, and strategies to deal with reduced freshwater availability, and Mali has a well-developed programme for providing agro-hydro-meteorological assistance to communities in times of drought. However, much remains to be done in terms of mainstreaming adaptation to climate change within the national policymaking processes of these countries. Policymakers need targeting and, to facilitate this, scientific research must be translated into appropriate language and timescales. © 2004 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Huq, Saleemul
United Kingdom, London
International Institute for Environment and Development
Reid, Hannah
United Kingdom, London
International Institute for Environment and Development
Konate, Mama
Mali, Bamako
Direction Nationale de la Santé
Rahman, Atiq A.
Unknown Affiliation
Sokona, Youba
Unknown Affiliation
Crick, Florence
United Kingdom, Sheffield
The University of Sheffield
Statistics
Citations: 541
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1080/14693062.2004.9685508
ISSN:
14693062
e-ISSN:
17527457
Research Areas
Environmental
Health System And Policy
Study Locations
Mali