Abstract
In Africa, climate change integration in urban planning is often minimal and has consequences for urban climate finance. This chapter examines the 2014–2017 medium-term development plan (MTDP) of the Kumasi Metropolis and the Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) strategic plan to understand these consequences. Findings show a stronger climate change framing in the KCCA strategic plan than the KMA’s MTDP. However, climate finance arrangements were absent in both plans with no targeted climate finance sources for proposed interventions. There was also evidence of path dependency as some projects to tackle climate change impacts were not unique from traditional planning initiatives. Thus, poor climate framing and the absence of targeted climate finance arrangements have the potential to deprive these urban authorities of additional and alternative funds for climate action.
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The Kumasi Metropolis has experienced changes to its jurisdiction. The Government of Ghana in November 2017 created 38 new districts. For the Kumasi Metropolis, areas such as Oforikrom, Kwadaso, Old Tafo, Asokwa, and Suame, which were previously part of the Metropolis were demarcated as new municipalities. Based on the data for this research, the chapter focuses on Kumasi Metropolis as it existed prior to November 2017. See Allotey and Clottey (2017): http://citifmonline.com/2017/11/18/list-of-new-districts-municipal-assemblies-infographic/ [Accessed on 17th February 2018].
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There is a slight variation in the population figures for Kampala. In the 2014, National Population and Housing Census report, Kampala was described as both an urban center and a district with populations of 1,507,114 and 1,507,080 (Uganda Bureau of Statistics 2016: 9–11). We find this to be insignificant and treat Kampala as a District in this chapter.
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Diko, S.K. (2019). Missed Opportunities? Financing Climate Action in Urban Ghana and Uganda. In: Cobbinah, P.B., Addaney, M. (eds) The Geography of Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Africa. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04873-0_18
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