Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorZiervogel, Gina
dc.contributor.authorNew, Mark
dc.contributor.authorArcher van Garderen, Emma
dc.contributor.authorMidgley, Guy
dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Anna
dc.contributor.authorHamann, Ralph
dc.contributor.authorStuart-Hill, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorMyers, Jonny
dc.contributor.authorWarburton, Michele
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-11T08:26:06Z
dc.date.available2018-09-11T08:26:06Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.date.updated2016-01-14T13:54:18Z
dc.description.abstractIn 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.
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wcc.295
dc.identifier.apacitationZiervogel, G., New, M., Archer van Garderen, E., Midgley, G., Taylor, A., Hamann, R., ... Warburton, M. (2014). Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa. <i>Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28457en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationZiervogel, Gina, Mark New, Emma Archer van Garderen, Guy Midgley, Anna Taylor, Ralph Hamann, Sabine Stuart-Hill, Jonny Myers, and Michele Warburton "Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa." <i>Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change</i> (2014) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28457en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationZiervogel, G., New, M., Archer van Garderen, E., Midgley, G., Taylor, A., Hamann, R., . . . Warburton, M. (2014). Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 5(5), 605-620. doi:10.1002/wcc.295
dc.identifier.ris TY - AU - Ziervogel, Gina AU - New, Mark AU - Archer van Garderen, Emma AU - Midgley, Guy AU - Taylor, Anna AU - Hamann, Ralph AU - Stuart-Hill, Sabine AU - Myers, Jonny AU - Warburton, Michele AB - 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. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa TI - Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28457 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/28457
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationZiervogel G, New M, Archer van Garderen E, Midgley G, Taylor A, Hamann R, et al. Climate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change. 2014; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28457.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentAfrican Climate and Development Initiativeen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.sourceWiley Interdisciplinary Reviews-Climate Change
dc.source.urihttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/%28ISSN%291757-7799
dc.titleClimate change impacts and adaptation in South Africa
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