Sub-Saharan Africa
The impacts of global environmental change (GEC) vary regionally, and Africa is exceptionally prone to the more adverse impacts. Governance deficits, heavy dependence on natural resources and climate sensitive economies, high levels of population growth and urbanization, poverty, conflicts, a hefty disease burden and similar stressors weaken the capacity of many African countries to adapt to these impacts
While there has been significant amount of research on governance in Africa (including governance aspects of development), understanding of the complex relationships among the different typologies, agents, scales and/or attributes of governance in the context of GEC dynamics is deficient
Efficient, accountable and equitable governance systems and processes for GEC response is key to sustainable development in Africa. Robust research and research capacity that underpin such systems and processes is equally important
