Climate Adaptation Within Informal Settlements in Coastal Zones of Urban Areas
The African Academy of Sciences (The AAS), the United Kindgoms’ Department for International Development (DFID) Weather and Climate information SERvices for Africa (WISER) programme and the Africa Climate Policy Centre (ACPC) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa conceived an initiative to support Africa-led climate science research through the Climate Research for Development (CR4D) in Africa initiative. The CR4D initiative was conceptualized at the Africa Climate Conference in 2013 as a mechanism to strengthen links between climate science research and climate information needs to support development planning in Africa. The initiative addresses climate research priority areas that have been identified in Africa by African researchers.
Dr Muyiwa Adegun won one of the CR4D grants awarded to twenty-one scholars based within African institutions.He is a Lecturer in the Department of Architecture, School of Environmental Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure. Nigeria (FUTA). https://youtu.be/rJS0e9zxPVs
The project, funded by the African Academy of Science, is titled – Strengthening climate adaptation within informal settlements.Through a collaborative (transdisciplinary) approach, his project is seeking to strengthen climate change adaptation and enhance disaster risk reduction at the local level. The study is based in coastal informal settlements within Lagos and Dar-es-Salaam – two of the major coastal cities in sub-Sahara Africa. It will map risks across the spectrum of projected impacts (sea-level rise/flooding, windstorm, heat stress), identify local-level adaptation practices and co-produce low-cost, community-based and transferable adaptation initiatives relevant to the built environment. The anticipated value of the project’s approach lies in greater possibility of translating the research to action for transition into sustainable and resilient pathways at the local scales.
While remaining within FUTA – his home institution, the CR4D project brings him in close collaboration with scholars at CityLab DaresSalaam and the Institute of Human Settlements Studies, Ardhi University. He will leverage on connections and foots-on-the-ground of the CityLab and institute.
Here is link to the AAS website where information about the project is showcased
https://aasciences.ac.ke/aesa/programmes/climate-research-development-cr4d
Scholars responsible: contacts
Dr. Nathalie Jean-Baptiste njb@wastestudies.com
Dr. Elinorata Mbuya mbuyaangela@gmail
