Climate Justice in Action

Activism and Adaptation in Eastern Africa

Katie McQuaid, Neil J. W. Crawford, Admire Mare, Susan Nanduddu

• Publisher: Bristol University Press
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN: 9781529247466
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Subtopic: Human Rights
• Index: Biological Sciences

Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

Climate Justice in Action celebrates the activism and adaptations of Eastern Africa, one of the most climate vulnerable regions of the world. Contributions from activists and researchers highlight diverse innovations and efforts to curb environmental catastrophe through transforming social inequalities and addressing root causes. The book amplifies community voices and intersectional approaches that integrate environmental sustainability with social and climate justice.

The book highlights the direct actions and policy changes taking place in Eastern Africa today to address the pressing challenges of erratic weather, forced displacement, disasters and energy and food insecurity. It includes case studies on African concepts of climate justice and resistance, youth activism in Uganda and Kenya, climate displacement in Somalia, sexual and reproductive health in Zimbabwe and environmental graffiti in Sudan.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures and Tables
• Notes on Contributors
• Acknowledgements
• Foreword by Ikal Angelei
• Introduction: Responding to the Climate Crisis in Eastern Africa
• 1 ‘Why Were We Robbing Ourselves of a Future?’: Intersectional Climate Justice in Wangari Maathai’s Unbowed
• 2 Ubuntu and African Social Movements: Local and International Coalitions for Environmental and Climate Justice in Kenya and Uganda
• 3 Voice of the Heavens and the Bowels
• 4 Cultural Resistance Against Environmental Destruction: Oil Extraction and the Banyoro in Uganda
• 5 Atmospheric Alchemy: Rethinking Paradigms of Water Abundance and Extraction
• 6 Queer Mothers Putting Inclusivity, Gender and Economic Justice at the Heart of Climate Adaptation in Zimbabwe
• 7 Sustainable Sudan: Documenting the Past and Visioning the Future Through Graffiti and Environmentalism
• 8 Contested Urbanization in Uganda: Saving and Growing Masaka’s City Trees
• 9 Intersectional Climate Action and Disaster Resilience for Women’s Empowerment in South Sudan
• 10 Identifying Prospects for Action on Climate Change and Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights in Umzingwane District, Zimbabwe
• 11 Framing Climate Justice from a Youth Perspective: Intersectional Activism in Uganda
• 12 Youth Engagement for Climate Action: the Case of the SAUTI-Youth Project in Tanzania
• 13 Environmental Justice, Climate Change and Food Security: Interventions with Refugee Children in Western Uganda
• 14 ‘Burdens and Threats’: Displaced Populations in Eastern Africa’s Climate Agenda
• 15 African Legal Tools for Facilitating Climate Justice in Cross-Border Displacement in Eastern Africa: Surpassing the Bleak Legal Ideal in International Refugee Law
• 16 Dear Future Activists: How to Lead Intersectional Climate and Environmental Action
• Index