‘Mitigation is global, adaptation is local’: An assessment of the framing of climate change in Nigerian and South African newspapers
EfD Authors:
The economic impact of climate change, especially in Africa, is tremendous. As Africans battle with severe weather conditions like floods and droughts, their limited infrastructure is overstretched and, in most cases, cannot withstand the impact. The rains are flooding cities in Nigeria as drought ravages cities in South Africa. When events like these occur, people look to the media for information, and studies have shown that the media can influence public perception of climate change through the way they frame the issue.
Evolving pathways towards water security in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta: An adaptive management perspective
EfD Authors:
The interplay of climate change, upstream hydropower development, and local water engineering interventions for agricultural production contributes substantially to the transformation of waterscapes and water scarcity in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. This paper aims to examine how these dynamics are linked to the paradigm shift in water management in An Giang and Ben Tre, the two ecologically distinct provinces that face serious water scarcity in the delta.
China’s Natural Forest Protection Program may have a better effect on forests held by village households than state-owned forests
EfD Authors:
Key Messages
• Overall, the NFPP has a moderately positive effect on forest cover in the program areas.
• The NFPP has a greater positive effect on forests held by village households than state-owned forests.
• The NFPP might achieve enhanced performance by (re)directing larger proportions of the program’s funds and forest restoration activities toward village forest managers.
