Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa
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Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa. / Mueller-Mahn, Detlef; Moure, Mar; Gebreyes, Million.
In: Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Vol. 13, No. 2, 07.2020, p. 343-362.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Climate change, the politics of anticipation and future riskscapes in Africa
AU - Mueller-Mahn, Detlef
AU - Moure, Mar
AU - Gebreyes, Million
PY - 2020/7
Y1 - 2020/7
N2 - The authors review two conceptual frameworks of risk management and apply them to the context of climate change in Africa, based on case studies in Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia. Politics of anticipation refers to a type of policy-making that uses scientific forecasts to manage future risks. Riskscapes, by contrast, are temporalspatial phenomena, which highlight perception, discourse and practice in relation to multiple risks and uncertainties. In view of the heterogeneity of the African continent, the article cautions against an uncritical use of anticipatory politics and argues for expanding the understanding of complex riskscapes in relation to the future.
AB - The authors review two conceptual frameworks of risk management and apply them to the context of climate change in Africa, based on case studies in Cote d'Ivoire and Ethiopia. Politics of anticipation refers to a type of policy-making that uses scientific forecasts to manage future risks. Riskscapes, by contrast, are temporalspatial phenomena, which highlight perception, discourse and practice in relation to multiple risks and uncertainties. In view of the heterogeneity of the African continent, the article cautions against an uncritical use of anticipatory politics and argues for expanding the understanding of complex riskscapes in relation to the future.
KW - climate change
KW - riskscape
KW - anticipatory politics
KW - Africa
KW - future
KW - CHANGE-MITIGATION
KW - RISK
KW - CHALLENGES
KW - SCIENCE
KW - VULNERABILITY
KW - ADAPTATION
KW - GOVERNANCE
KW - PSYCHOLOGY
KW - MANAGEMENT
KW - DISCOURSE
U2 - 10.1093/cjres/rsaa013
DO - 10.1093/cjres/rsaa013
M3 - Journal article
VL - 13
SP - 343
EP - 362
JO - Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
JF - Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society
SN - 1752-1378
IS - 2
ER -
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