Chapter contributions are invited for a forthcoming publication by Springer Nature, titled: Climate Change, Extreme Climate Events, Loss, and Damage in Africa. This book seeks to provide empirical insights and practical solutions on how extreme climate events are shaping the African landscape and communities.
Africa is facing severe climate change impacts, including droughts, floods, and heat-waves, threatening food systems, livelihoods, ecosystems, and socio-economic stability, exacerbated by poverty and social inequalities. Thus, this book aims at highlighting empirical evidences on how African continent has been confronting extreme climate events with the focus on understanding and mitigating climate-induced Loss and Damage in Africa. The book discusses the economic and non-economic losses and damages from extreme climate events.
Accepted chapters will be published in a globally distributed and indexed Springer Nature book. Each corresponding author will receive a complimentary e-copy, and the book will be indexed in Scopus and other major research databases.
Important Dates: Submission period opens November 1, 2024, and closes March 31, 2025. A rigorous double-blind peer review will follow, concluding by May 31, 2025. The book is scheduled for release by July 30, 2025.