Governing Climate Mobility in Africa
Explorations of Adaptation in Ethiopia and Ghana
Edited by Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Lily Salloum Lindegaard and Neil Webster
Published
Jul 1, 2025Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529245394Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jul 1, 2025Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529245400Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University PressPublished
Jul 1, 2025Page count
240 pagesISBN
978-1529245417Dimensions
234 x 156 mmImprint
Bristol University Press
Governing Climate Mobility in Africa
Available open access digitally under CC BY NC ND licence.
Climate change is often understood as a main driver of human mobility in Africa, but this book demonstrates the many other factors that also come into play in households´ mobility practices including those linked to gender, finance and livelihoods.
Using case studies from Ethiopia and Ghana, the edited collection reveals how the two countries’ governance structures play significant roles in shaping households’ agency and mobility options. It shows that mobility has long been practised in both countries and is important for households’ livelihoods and resilience to climate change. The book concludes with policy recommendations for institutional practices that can support adaptive climate mobility.
Ninna Nyberg Sørensen is a Senior Researcher in Migration and Global Order at the Danish Institute for International Studies.
Lily Lindegaard is a Senior Researcher in Sustainable Development and Governance at the Danish Institute for International Studies.
Neil Webster is a former Senior Research Fellow and programme Principal Investigator at the Danish Institute for International Studies.
1. Introduction: An Outline of the Analytical Approach to ‘Governing Climate Migration’ - Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Lily Lindegaard, and Neil Webster
Part 1: Climate and Land Cover Changes
2. Climate Change Indicators and Their Implications in GIS Research Areas in Ethiopia - Kefyalew Sahle Kibret, Lily Salloum Lindegaard, Zerihun Mohammed, Ninna Nyberg Sørensen, Neil Webster, Dessalegn Rahmato
3. Vegetation Cover Changes in the Eastern and Upper West Regions of Ghana - Joseph K. Teye, Philip Mantey, Marie Ladekjær Gravesen, Seyram Richard, Lily Lindegaard, Francis X. Jarawura, Nauja Kleist, and Shelta Gatsey
Part 2: Local Impacts and Adaptation Strategies
4. Climate Change and Its Implications on Small Holder Farmer’s Crop Production Change from Maize to Teff Then to Haricot Bean in Shashemene District, Ethiopia - Busha Teshome and Zerihun Mohammed
5. Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in the Eastern Region and Upper West of Ghana - Joseph K. Teye, Francis X. Jarawura, Lily Lindegaard, and Nauja Kleist
6. Khat Cultivation and Climate Change in Tehuledere, South Wollo - Dessalegn Rahmato
7. “They Are Supposed to Stay Home”: Examining the Politics of Adaptation and Climate (Im)Mobility in Northern Ghana - Lily Lindegaard, Francis Jarawura, Nauja Kleist, and Joseph Teye
8. Short Distance Migration as an Adaptation Strategy to the Impacts of Climate Change - Zerihun Mohammed
Part 3: Gendered Mobility Practices
9. Gender Dimensions of Climate-Related Migration in the Savannah and Forest Zones in Ghana - Francis X. Jarawura, Nauja Kleist, Lily Lindegaard and Joseph K. Teye
10. Trespassing Legal and Moral Boundaries: Ethiopian Migrant Domestic Workers in the Middle East and at Home - Ninna Nyberg Sørensen
Part 4: The Issue of Finance
11. Why Money Matters: Finance, Land and Climate-Related Mobility in Ethiopia - Neil Webster and Adane Alemayehu
12. Conclusion: A Presentation of Policy Findings Emerging from the Studies Presented in the Volume - Neil Webster, Lily Lindegaard and Ninna Nyberg Sørensen
