{"product_id":"9780792339427","title":"African Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories and Mitigation Options: Forestry, Land-Use Change, and Agriculture: Johannesburg, South Africa 29 May – June 1995","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAfrican Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories and Mitigation Options: Forestry, Land-Use Change, and Agriculture: Johannesburg, South Africa 29 May – June 1995\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eFitzgerald, John F.; Braatz, Barbara V.; Brown, Sandra; Isichei, Augustine O.; Odada, Eric O.; Scholes, Robert J.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases continue to  increase, so does the potential for atmospheric warming and associated  climate change. In an effort to address the threat of global climate  change, 155 countries signed the UN Framework Convention on Climate  Change at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992. As of the  first session of the Conference of the Parties, 128 nations had  ratified the Convention. Among their other commitments, Parties to the  Convention must develop and periodically update national inventories  of net anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions using comparable  methodologies, and must develop and implement national programs to  mitigate greenhouse gas emissions. \u003cbr\u003e  To further the development of emission inventories and mitigation  options within the African context, 64 governmental and  non-governmental scientists and policy analysts from 23 nations  gathered at a workshop near Johannesburg, South Africa from 29 May to  2 June 1995. The workshop focused on forestry, land-use change, and  agriculture, because these sectors not only are responsible for the  majority of emissions from the continent and provide promising  opportunities for emissions mitigation, but also are a vital component  of African economic growth and development. \u003cbr\u003e  This book presents the workshop's major conclusions and findings, as  well as individual papers that were prepared for the workshop, each of  which was peer-reviewed and accepted for publication as part of the  workshop process. The papers cover four areas: (1) issues are  associated with data collection and emission factor determination; (2)  problems associated with applying the IPCC inventory methodologies in  Africa; (3) results of national inventory assessments in Africa; and  (4) possible emissions mitigation options and methods for evaluating  their potential viability. \u003cbr\u003e  As the first book dedicated solely to greenhouse gas emissions and  mitigation options in Africa, this will be an invaluable resource to  scientists, policymakers, and development specialists interested in  global climate change and Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1996-02-29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792339427\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-009-1637-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 297cm x210cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 220\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312215281804,"sku":"9780792339427","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792339427.jpg?v=1771522315","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780792339427","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}