1st Edition
Agricultural and Climate Change Adaptation Law in Africa Reflections from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa
1. Introduction 2. Climate Change Adaptation, Agriculture, and the Law 3. Kenyan policy and legal framework for adaptation and agriculture 4. Nigeria: The policy and legal framework for adaptation and agriculture 5. South Africa: The policy and legal framework for adaptation and agriculture 6. Conclusion
Biography
Habib Sani Usman is an Assistant Professor at the School of Law, American University of Nigeria, and a Visiting Researcher at the Centre of African Legal Studies, Bayreuth University, Germany. He has 20 years' experience as a Solicitor and Advocate of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He holds a doctorate degree (LLD) in International Aspects of Law, with specialisation in agricultural and climate change adaptation laws, from the North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
By 2050, a quarter of the world’s population will live in Africa. This important book is a must-read for everyone committed to addressing the tremendous challenge of feeding the rapidly growing African population under climate change.
Jonathan Verschuuren, Professor of International and European Environmental Law, Tilburg Sustainability Centre and Tilburg Law School; Extraordinary professor North West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa; Marie Sklodowska-Curie Alumnus, Australian Centre for Climate and Environmental Law, University of Sydney; Extraordinary professor Global Environmental Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
