Environmental History and Climate Dynamics in Tropical Africa - Landscapes, Humans and Change: Palaeoecology of Africa, volume 36

The African continent will be hit hardest by climate change, despite its people contributing the least to global warming.Indeed, African rural population has a long tradition of adapting their needs to the soil, vegetation and climate.This tradition is understudied yet is significant for adapting to climate change.This book provides insight into how these communities have lived and used their land in relation to climate and vegetation. The 36th volume of PoA presents an interdisciplinary perspective on the historical relationship between humans and their environment, as well as the evolution of the climate in sub-Saharan and tropical Africa.It also explores the challenge posed by climate change and its consequences.It covers a wide geographical area extending from west to east across the center of the African continent.Furthermore, this book covers a broad timeframe, from Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, through the Iron Age, to the last five millennia and end up to the present day.Usi