| Title | Green hills, blue cities : an ecosystems approach to water resources management for African cities : a rapid response assessment |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2011 |
| Authors | Mafuta, C, Formo, RK, Nellemann, C, Li, F |
| Pagination | 69 p. : 31 photogr.; 11 fig.; 1 box |
| Date Published | 01/2011 |
| Publisher | UNEP, United Nations Environment Programme |
| Place Published | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Publication Language | English |
| ISSN Number | 9789280731545 |
| Keywords | africa, demography, food industry, population, population increase, rural urban migration, safe water supply, urbanization |
| Abstract | Africa is currently the least urbanised region in the world, but this is changing fast. Of the billion people living on the African continent, about 40 per cent lives in urban areas. The urban population in Africa doubled from 205 million in 1990 to 400 million in 2010, and by 2050, it is expected that this would have tripled to 1.23 billion. Of this urban population, 60 per cent is living in slum conditions. In a time of such urban growth, Africa is likely to experience some of the most severe impacts of climate change, particularly when it comes to water and food security. This places huge pressures on the growing urban populations. [authors abstract] |
| Notes | With many references |
| Custom 1 | 210 |
