Africa’s Right to Development in a Climate-Constrained World: Contemporary African Political Economy

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: The Great Climate Transformation.- Chapter 3: Shift in Global Climate Discourse.- Chapter 4: The Evolving Geopolitics of Climate Change.- Chapter 5: Dynamic Differentiation.- Chapter 6: The Rise of Non-state Actors.- Chapter 7: Emergent Climate-related Policy Issues.- Chapter 8: Governing Complexity.- Chapter 9: Conclusion.

“This book, written by promising African scholars, provides important policy lessons on securing a ‘just transition’ towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient society in Africa, and to the realisation of the African Union Agenda 2063” - Dr Ibrahim Assane Mayaki, former Prime Minister of Niger, and former CEO, African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) “An important contribution to scholarship on International Relations and African Politics, this book offers a solid and well-grounded treatment of how Africa can best achieve sustainable economic development while also taking ambitious action on climate change” - Professor Chukwumerije Okereke, Director of the Center for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Nigeria

“By focusing on the need to balance climate and development goals in Africa, the authors fill a conspicuous knowledge gap on the reality that transition pathways for countries in the Global South will look very different to those in the Global North” - ​​Dr Zainab​ Usman, Senior Fellow and Director, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
“This book presents a bold new vision for African agency and leadership in a changing climate. It shows how a proactive strategy offers African countries the clearest path to development in a world shaped by climate change” - Prof Thomas Hale, Associate Professor in Public Policy (Global Public Policy), Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
“The authors have done a timely and excellent job in articulating a ‘just transition’ from an African perspective” - Dr Bhim Adhikari (PhD), Senior Environmental Economist, Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC)  


This book examines how Africa can secure a ‘just transition’ to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies.

Kennedy Mbeva is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Blavatnik School of Government, Universityof Oxford
Reuben Makomere is a Research Associate at the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN)
Joanes Atela is the Convenor of the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN)
Victoria Chengo is a Research Fellow at the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN)

Charles Tonui is the Policy Convenor at  the Africa Research and Impact Network (ARIN)

Provides a blue-print for securing a climate-compatible ‘just transition’ in Africa Focuses on the implication of these double-barreled changes for Africa. Draws insights from several projects implemented by the authors over the past years.