Innovation for sustainable development : local case studies from Africa.

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Africa faces sustainable development challenges in coming decades, but also significant opportunities. The period since the beginning of the millennium has been one of the strongest economic performance on the continent. This volume aims to highlight innovations for sustainable development in Africa at the local level. It also begins to assess the scope of scaling up these innovations to make an impact on a larger scale.--Publisher's description.

1. Enhancement of agriculture and fisheries: Honey Care Africa Limited, Kenya, fighting poverty with honey ; Village of Andavadoaka, Madagascar, marine reserves for octopus -- 2. Water management: Lufumbu Village Water Project, Tanzania, offsetting shortage in water infrastructure ; Restoring Kafue Flats, Zambia, preserving biodiversity through water management -- 3. Protection of ecosystems: Bushbuck Ridge Project, South Africa, working for wetlands ; Cows to kilowatts, Nigeria, turning waste into energy and fertiliser -- 4. Health Improvement: Microcare, Uganda, financing health through communities ; TRACnet, Rwanda, fighting pandemics through information technology -- 5. Sustainable tourism: Tiwai Island, Sierra Leone, building tourism on traditional knowledge ; Buhoma Village, Uganda, creating new trails in ecotourism.

Includes bibliographical references (page 59).

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