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Fighting in the Rain
Todd Smith presents the CCAPS program’s research on monthly rainfall extremes and social unrest in Africa at the International Studies Association Annual Convention in March 2010.
Climate Change Adaptation in Nigeria: Considerations for Decision Makers
This paper assesses subnational vulnerabilities to climate change in Nigeria as a foundation for evaluating adaptation priorities and highlighting the security implications of climate change and adaptation. It identifies state, national, and regional governance channels to build resilience and address security challenges in Nigeria.
Resources on Constitutional Design and Conflict Management
The CCAPS team shares this annotated bibliography of literature on African comparative constitutional design and conflict management, global comparative constitutional design and conflict management, and case studies in Africa on constitutional design and conflict management.
A Constitutional Paradox? Ghana’s Peaceful Democratic Transition
CCAPS contributing partner Justin Frosini’s article on constitutional design and conflict management in Ghana explores the constitutional and non-constitutional factors that have contributed to Ghana’s democratic transition. The article was first published in Percorsi Costituzionali, n.2/3, 2011.
Mapping Climate Change And Security In North Africa
In this German Marshall Fund report, Joshua Busby, Kaiba White, and Todd Smith examine how climate change and physical sources of vulnerability to natural hazards might intersect with North Africa’s various demographic, social, and political challenges. Read the full article here.
Building Democratic Governance in Africa: Assessing Strategies to Increase Effectiveness
CCAPS researcher Ashley Moran’s presentation on the objectives of the case studies on building democratic governance in Africa.
Building Democratic Governance in Africa: Assessing Strategies to Increase Effectiveness
CCAPS researcher Ashley Moran’s presentation on the objectives of the case studies on building democratic governance in Africa.