Africa–Europe Collaborations for Climate Change Research and Innovation: What Difference Have They Made?

This chapter critically assesses Africa–Europe collaborations on climate change research and innovation. Its authors argue that the complexity of research and innovation challenges on this topic calls for subtler collaborative and evaluation programmes. More importantly, they emphasise the need for greater harmonisation between scientific and political priorities on climate change, and point out that project goals should be more precisely defined, so as to ensure that results can be measured concretely and solutions can be progressively improved. In the absence of this clarity, they argue, climate change research and innovation programmes run the risk of being reduced to mere rhetorical statements.

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Authors:James Haselip, Mike Hughes
Status:Published
Published year:2018
Content type:Book chapter
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Orbit ID:27051b83-5790-4c64-a4b2-f338d11fd473
Publisher:Springer
Is current:Current