Vulnerability of African Rural Road Infrastructure to Climate Impacts - How to Improve Resilience

This Note is for Senior Government Officials on the scale of the climate challenge for rural access in Africa

From:
Department for International Development
Published
28 September 2017
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Climate and Environment, Infrastructure
Authors:
Verhaeghe, B, Head, M, Paige-Green, P

Abstract

This Briefing Note No 5 of September 2017 provides an update on the Africa regional project on Climate Adaptation. This Note has been prepared for Senior Officials in Government to create awareness of the scale of the climate challenge for rural access in Africa and provide guidance on how to deal with the threats economically and on how to make road infrastructure more resilient, thereby improving socio-economic development through improved accessibility.

This project is funded by DFID under the Applied Research on Rural Roads and Transport Services through Community Access Programmes in Africa and Asia (AFCAP2 and AsCAP)

Citation

Verhaeghe, B.; Head, M.; Paige-Green, P. (2017). Vulnerability of African Rural Road Infrastructure to Climate Impacts - How to Improve Resilience – Briefing Note 5. ReCAP for DFID.

Vulnerability of African Rural Road Infrastructure to Climate Impacts - How to Improve Resilience – Briefing Note 5

Published 28 September 2017
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