Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12929202 |
|---|---|
| Authors | G Ziervogel (0000-0003-4219-6809, University of Cape Town, corresponding author), Mark New (0000-0001-6082-8879, University of Cape Town), Emma R M Archer (0000-0002-5374-3866, University of the Witwatersrand), Guy F Midgley (0000-0001-8264-0869, South African National Biodiversity Institute), Anna Taylor (0000-0002-0709-1588, African Institute for Mathematical Sciences), Ralph Hamann (0000-0002-4694-1987, University of Cape Town), Sabine Stuart‐Hill (0000-0002-7362-9278, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Jonny Myers (University of Cape Town), Michele Warburton (University of KwaZulu-Natal) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 605-620 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1757-7780 • E-ISSN: 1757-7799 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/wcc.295 |
| OpenAlex | W2160016187 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 64 |
| References cited | 84 |
In this paper we review current approaches and recent advances in research on climate impacts and adaptation in South Africa. South Africa has a well‐developed earth system science research program that underpins the climate change scenarios developed for the southern African region. Established research on the biophysical impacts of climate change on key sectors (water, agriculture, and biodiversity) integrates the climate change scenarios but further research is needed in a number of areas, such as the climate impacts on cities and the built environment. National government has developed a National Climate Change Response White Paper, but this has yet to translate into policy that mainstreams adaptation in everyday practice and longer‐term planning in all spheres and levels of government. A national process to scope long‐term adaptation scenarios is underway, focusing on cross‐sectoral linkages in adaptation responses at a national level. Adaptation responses are emerging in certain sectors. Some notable city‐scale and project‐based adaptation responses have been implemented, but institutional challenges persist. In addition, a number of knowledge gaps remain in relation to the biophysical and socio‐economic impacts of climate change. A particular need is to develop South Africa's capacity to undertake integrated assessments of climate change that can support climate‐resilient development planning. WIREs Clim Change 2014, 5:605–620. doi: 10.1002/wcc.295 This article is categorized under: Assessing Impacts of Climate Change > Evaluating Future Impacts of Climate Change Trans‐Disciplinary Perspectives > National Reviews
Adaptation (eye · Climate change · Ecological forecasting · Environmental planning · Environmental resource management · Geography · Government (linguistics · Political economy of climate change · Political science · Scale (ratio · Scope (computer science · Climate change impacts on agriculture · Climate variability and models · Environmental Science · Sustainability and Climate Change Governance · Ecology
Anthropogenic impacts and implications for ecological restoration in the Karoo, South Africa
Drawing on diverse knowledge systems to enhance local climate understanding in the southern Cape, South Africa
Failing to plan is planning to fail
A metric-based assessment of climate and tourism in major cities of Pakistan
Implications of climate variability and change on urban and human health
Climate Governance and Federalism
Harnessing the nutritional potential of Cape wild edible plants
Climate–Urban Nexus
Exploring Climate Change Threats to Beach Tourism Destinations
A framework for modelling spatio-temporal informal settlement growth prediction
Courting emissions
Resilient and Sustainable Urban Infrastructure in the Global South
Perceived impacts of climate change on rural poultry production
Systematic literature review on climate change adaptation strategies in Africa
Climate change and gender inequality
Climate smart agricultural policy in sub-Saharan Africa
Climate change, mining development and residential water security in the uMkhanyakude District Muncipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Indigenous knowledge indicators employed by farmers for adaptation to climate change in rural South Africa
Industrialization, decarbonization, and sustainability
Building community resilience to enhance Climate Smart Villages in the global south
Generation of change? South African attitudes towards climate change in comparative perspective
Livelihood transitions in selected former homelands of South Africa
Spatiotemporal analysis of heavy summer rainfall events across the Free State Province, South Africa
Extreme Temperature Events (ETEs) in South Africa
Does farm location matter? Assessing emerging farmers’ climate change awareness in South Africa
The contributions to success of cow and firm characteristics and climate in pasture-based milk production in South Africa
Climate Change Risks and Tourism in South Africa
Looking Ahead
Business incubators and green technology
The Routledge Handbook of Political Ecology
Climate change-induced livelihood adaptive strategies and perceptions of forest-dependent communities
Climate change adaptation in South Africa
The interrelatedness between wisdom literature, creation theology and ecological responsibility
Positioning Social Work Roles in Disaster and Climate Resilience Endeavours in South Africa
Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa
People's Perceptions of the Impact of Climate Change and the Effect of a Community Development Project in Nigeria
Planning for water resilience
Climate change and the hydropower sector
Affective Encounters
Understanding the impact of climate change on the dwindling water resources of South Africa, focusing mainly on Olifants River basin
A systematic review and meta-analysis of human security threats and approaches in South Africa
Resilience in the face of ecological challenges
Prospects for a sustainable and climate-resilient African economy post-Covid-19
Integration anxiety
Strengthening the knowledge–policy interface through co-production of a climate adaptation plan
Exploring farmers' perceptions and lessons learned from the 2015–2018 drought in the Western Cape, South Africa
Farmers' perceptions of climate change and adaptation strategies in South Africa's Western Cape
The history and development of Quaternary Science in South Africa
Living the life of floods
Defining the South African Acute Respiratory Infectious Disease Season
Exploring Flood Response Challenges, Training Needs, and the Impact of Online Flood Training for Lifeguards and Water Safety Professionals in South Africa
Meteorological Drought Variability and Its Impact on Wheat Yields across South Africa
Environmental health practitioners potentially play a key role in helping communities adapt to climate change
Place-pedagogies of water stress
Responsible Public Theology on Climate Change Devastations
Making climate information useable for forest-based climate change interventions in South Africa
Local Government-Led Climate Governance and Social Inclusion
State and Hegemony in Nigeria
Integrating environmental sustainability issues into the curriculum through problem-based and project-based learning
Understanding the adoption of climate change adaptation strategies among smallholder farmers
Ongoing climate crises and obstacles to adaptation
Climate-Induced Displacement and Migration - Implications on Poverty and Household Food Security in Southern Africa
Covid-19 Hard Lockdown in South Africa
Men and climate change
Rethinking adaptation for a 4 ° C world
An operational model for mainstreaming ecosystem services for implementation
The DSSAT cropping system model
(Re) Considering Cattle Farming in Southern Africa under a Changing Climate
Climate change and population health in Africa
Climate change impacts on working people (the Hothaps initiative)
Impact of Climate Change on Children’s Health in Limpopo Province, South Africa
A vision for attaining food security
Something borrowed, everything new
Improving the contribution of climate model information to decision making
Using expert elicitation to define successful adaptation to climate change
No Data, No Problem, No Action
Living and responding to multiple stressors in South Africa—Glimpses from KwaZulu-Natal
Exploring ecosystem-based adaptation in Durban, South Africa
Thinking globally, acting locally — institutionalizing climate change at the local government level in Durban, South Africa
Adapting to climate change
Gender and urban change
Developing a Municipal Adaptation Plan (MAP) for climate change
The Adaptation Deficit in Water Resource Management
Facing the heat
Climate Change and Human Health
| Unique citing works | 64 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 5,82 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2026 (12) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 59 |