Notes on contributors; Peer reviewers; Editor's note; Forewords; Prefaces; Part I. Science: 1. Holocene climatic, hydrological and environmental oscillations in the tropics with special reference to Africa; 2. The relative importance of the different forcings on the environment in Ethiopia during the Holocene; 3. Global warming and African climate change: a reassessment; 4. Interactions of desertification and climate in Africa; 5. Africa's climate observed: perspectives on monitoring and management of floods, drought, and desertification; 6. Atmospheric chemistry in the tropics; 7. Natural and human-induced biomass burning in Africa: an important source for volatile organic compounds in the troposphere; 8. Biomass burning in Africa: role in atmospheric change and opportunities for emission mitigation; 9. Soil micro-organisms as controllers of trace gas emissions over southern Africa; Part II. Sustainable Energy Development, Mitigation and Policy: 10. Biomass energy in sub-Saharan Africa; 11. Natural resources: population growth and sustainable development in Africa; 12. Sustainable energy development and the Clean Development Mechanism: African priorities; 13. Opportunities for clean energy in the SADC under the UNFCCC: the case for the electricity and transport sectors; 14. Regional approaches to global climate change policy in sub-Saharan Africa; 15. Energy for development: solar home systems in Africa and global carbon emissions; 16. Climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: assumptions, realities and future investments; 17. Climate-friendly energy policies for Egypt's sustainable development; Part III. Vulnerability and Adaptation: 18. Potential impacts of sea-level rise on populations and agriculture; 19. Sea-level rise and coastal biodiversity in West Africa: a case study from Ghana; 20. The impacts of ENSO in Africa; 21. Climate policy implications of the recent ENSO events in a small island context; 22. El Niño causes dramatic outbreak of Paederus dermatitis in East Africa; 23. The role of indigenous plants in household adaptation to climate change: the Kenyan experience; 24. Requirements for integrated assessment modeling at the regional and national levels in Africa to address climate change; 25. Climate and disaster risk reduction in Africa; Part IV. Capacity-Building: 26. Climate change mitigation analysis in southern African countries: capacity enhancement in Botswana, Tanzania and Zambia; 27. Capacity-building initiatives to implement the climate change convention in Africa; 28. Education and public awareness: foundations of energy efficiency; Part V. Lessons from the Montreal Protocol: 29. Lessons for developing countries from the ozone agreements; 30. Opportunities for Africa to integrate climate protection in economic development policy; 31. Ozone depletion and global climate change: is the Montreal Protocol a good model for responding to climate change?; Index.