Technical Analysis to Support the Adaptation Component of South Africa’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution

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dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Anna
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Nicholas
dc.contributor.authorSibanda, Darlington
dc.contributor.authorBhanye, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorTrisos, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorMoyo, Vuyisile
dc.contributor.authorMatiza, Collins
dc.contributor.authorOuweneel, Birgitt
dc.contributor.authorCartwright, Anton
dc.contributor.authorBlignaut, James
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-10T14:24:04Z
dc.date.available2025-11-10T14:24:04Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractResearch teams in the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) and the Energy Systems Research Group (ESRG) at the University of Cape Town carried out analyses pertaining to climate change adaptation and mitigation as technical support to government in developing South Africa’s second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC2) under the Paris Agreement. This technical report presents the adaptation component of the work, reviewing key climate change risks and adaptation efforts to date, proposing seven priority adaptation goals, and estimating the costs and benefits of 36 identified adaptation options that, if implemented well, would make a significant contribution to realising the goals. The seven proposed adaptation goals are: (1) Adapt South Africa’s water and sanitation systems to drying conditions and drought and flood intensification, as water underpins human, plant and animal health and all economic and livelihood activities; (2) Enhance disaster risk management, healthcare and sanitation provision, especially in informal settlements, to reduce impacts of flooding and heat stress on most vulnerable households; (3) Upgrade critical transport infrastructure (roads, rail, ports) to maintain functioning under increased rainfall intensity, heat stress, wind speeds and storm surges; (4) Enhance nutritious food access and affffordability through support to agricultural and fifisheries producers and distributors in adapting to warmer and windier conditions and changes in rainfall; (5) Enhance climate services, with early warning and impact information made accessible to a wide range of users, tailored to different operational, language, gender, age and disability needs; (6) Enhance ecosystem-based adaptation to heat and water stress, protecting South Africa’s natural heritage, biodiversity and improving ecosystem functioning that underpins our cultural identity, food systems, human wellbeing and tourism economy; and (7) Capacitate all spheres of government to implement adaptation through enacting and enforcing all provisions of the Climate Change Act. There is a companion technical report presenting the mitigation component of the work.
dc.identifier.apacitationTaylor, A., Simpson, N., Sibanda, D., Bhanye, J., Trisos, C., Moyo, V., ... Blignaut, J. (2025). <i>Technical Analysis to Support the Adaptation Component of South Africa’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution</i> Cape Town, SouthAfrica: University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42174en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationTaylor, Anna, Nicholas Simpson, Darlington Sibanda, Johannes Bhanye, Christopher Trisos, Vuyisile Moyo, Collins Matiza, Birgitt Ouweneel, Anton Cartwright, and James Blignaut <i>Technical Analysis to Support the Adaptation Component of South Africa’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution.</i> Cape Town, SouthAfrica: University of Cape Town, 2025. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42174en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTaylor, A., Simpson, N., Sibanda, D., Bhanye, J., Trisos, C., Moyo, V., Matiza, C. & Ouweneel, B. et al. 2025. <i>Technical Analysis to Support the Adaptation Component of South Africa’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution</i>. Cape Town, SouthAfrica: University of Cape Town. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42174 .en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Report AU - Taylor, Anna AU - Simpson, Nicholas AU - Sibanda, Darlington AU - Bhanye, Johannes AU - Trisos, Christopher AU - Moyo, Vuyisile AU - Matiza, Collins AU - Ouweneel, Birgitt AU - Cartwright, Anton AU - Blignaut, James AB - Research teams in the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) and the Energy Systems Research Group (ESRG) at the University of Cape Town carried out analyses pertaining to climate change adaptation and mitigation as technical support to government in developing South Africa’s second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC2) under the Paris Agreement. This technical report presents the adaptation component of the work, reviewing key climate change risks and adaptation efforts to date, proposing seven priority adaptation goals, and estimating the costs and benefits of 36 identified adaptation options that, if implemented well, would make a significant contribution to realising the goals. The seven proposed adaptation goals are: (1) Adapt South Africa’s water and sanitation systems to drying conditions and drought and flood intensification, as water underpins human, plant and animal health and all economic and livelihood activities; (2) Enhance disaster risk management, healthcare and sanitation provision, especially in informal settlements, to reduce impacts of flooding and heat stress on most vulnerable households; (3) Upgrade critical transport infrastructure (roads, rail, ports) to maintain functioning under increased rainfall intensity, heat stress, wind speeds and storm surges; (4) Enhance nutritious food access and affffordability through support to agricultural and fifisheries producers and distributors in adapting to warmer and windier conditions and changes in rainfall; (5) Enhance climate services, with early warning and impact information made accessible to a wide range of users, tailored to different operational, language, gender, age and disability needs; (6) Enhance ecosystem-based adaptation to heat and water stress, protecting South Africa’s natural heritage, biodiversity and improving ecosystem functioning that underpins our cultural identity, food systems, human wellbeing and tourism economy; and (7) Capacitate all spheres of government to implement adaptation through enacting and enforcing all provisions of the Climate Change Act. There is a companion technical report presenting the mitigation component of the work. CY - Cape Town, SouthAfrica DA - 2025 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - Climate Change KW - Climate Risk KW - Adaptation KW - Nationally Determined Contribution KW - Paris Agreement KW - UNFCCC LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PP - Cape Town, SouthAfrica PY - 2025 T1 - Technical Analysis to Support the Adaptation Component of South Africa’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution TI - Technical Analysis to Support the Adaptation Component of South Africa’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42174 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/42174
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationTaylor A, Simpson N, Sibanda D, Bhanye J, Trisos C, Moyo V, et al. Technical Analysis to Support the Adaptation Component of South Africa’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution. 2025 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/42174en_ZA
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town
dc.publisher.departmentAfrican Climate and Development Initiative
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.publisher.locationCape Town, SouthAfrica
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectClimate Change
dc.subjectClimate Risk
dc.subjectAdaptation
dc.subjectNationally Determined Contribution
dc.subjectParis Agreement
dc.subjectUNFCCC
dc.titleTechnical Analysis to Support the Adaptation Component of South Africa’s Second Nationally Determined Contribution
dc.typeReport
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