Climate Finance in Africa and Developing Countries

This book explains complex environment of climate finance in Africa emphasizing the critical need for financial resources to reduce the effects of climate change in the region. It investigates specific obstacles that African countries face when seeking climate funding such as poor financial institutions and lack of technical experience. It offers practical options for closing the climate financing gap, pushing for stronger legislative frameworks, capacity-building programs, and the possible alternative sources.

Key Features

Addresses timely and relevant issues about existing gaps and future sustainable climate finances in Africa

Reviews existing impact of climate change, such as floods, droughts, food security, issues of sustainable development goals, issues of funds, policies, and others

Includes strength and weakness of climate change mitigation and adaptation in Africa

Underlines the importance of increased public and private investment, new financing arrangements, and stronger international cooperation in fulfilling Africa’s climate finance needs

Emphasizes on the exploration of innovative financing mechanisms

This book is aimed at researchers and graduate students in climatology, environmental sciences, policy makers, climate activists and other stakeholders in climate research.

Author Biography

Meseret Dawit Teweldebrihan is an advisor, climate and adaptation expert working in multi-sectoral environments for more than ten years. She is an independent researcher and has taken leadership in different climate relevant projects for more than seven years. Dr. Meseret has solid experience in turning the most challenging experiences into the best achievements of her professional career to benefit her community. She works as a consultant and is involved in different projects. Dr. Meseret’s work is mainly on climate change with gender-sensitive, hydrology, irrigation optimization, socio-hydrology, hydraulic engineering, GIS, land and water development and related fields. Meseret’s PhD thesis dissertation titled “Optimizing Irrigation Efficiency of Surface-Groundwater with respect to Climate Change and Gender-Sensitive”, and M.Sc. degree in Water Science Engineering (specialization in Hydraulic Engineering Land and Water Development) from the UNESCO-IHE, Delft, the Netherlands, in 2014. She obtained a B.Sc. degree in Soil and Water Engineering and Management from Haramaya University, Ethiopia, in 2011. She has published more than 24 Journal articles in accredited publications.

Megersa Olumana Dinka is a graduate with PhD from University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Science (Vienna) in 2010. He also did postdoctoral research at Tshwane University of Technology (2012-2014). He has MSc in Irrigation Engineering from Arba Minch University (Ethiopia). He has more than 18 years of experience as academician and about 22 years of experience as a researcher. Currently, he is the Full Professor and Head of Department of Civil Engineering Science at University of Johannesburg. He has expert knowledge in water resource engineering discipline specific to hydrology, hydraulics and water management aspects. He has taught various courses and modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels successfully. Currently he is teaching Hydrology, Hydraulics and Water Treatment Technology Modules at University of Johannesburg. Moreover, he also supervised a number of postgraduate students (32 MSc and 10 PhD) successfully. He has published more than 70 Journal articles, 2 Books, 10 Book Chapters and 20 Conference Proceedings in accredited publications.