Climate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptation

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dc.contributor.advisorGlazewski, Janen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorLibebe, Eugene Lizazien_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-27T04:07:53Z
dc.date.available2015-05-27T04:07:53Z
dc.date.issued2014en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe scientific community has shown that climate change is occurring and is caused mainly by human activities. This state of affairs has various societal and environmental implications which has demanded attention and raised concerns about the future of human life on earth. Increasing concerns about climate change has led the international community, regional bodies and national governments to adopt legal instruments and other mechanisms to address the phenomenon. In these efforts and measures mitigation and adaptation have been the prominent response strategies. However, adaptation to climate change has experienced much less attention than mitigation. This research provides a conceptual analysis of adaptation, and discusses some socio-economic and cultural implications of climate change in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in order to show why adaptation is a better response to climate change. The research outlines and assesses the relevant developments in international, African and mainly SADC’s responses to climate change through adaptation in their legal and institutional frameworks. This includes related developments in Namibia and South Africa as SADC Member States. The study advocates for regional consensus to design a holistic policy framework and effective governance on adaptation to climate change in the SADC, as one of the world’s most vulnerable regions. As such, the study further examines the aspect of good governance and institutional frameworks as essentials for climate change adaptation in the SADC context. It concludes that it is necessary for SADC member states to cooperate in formulating an integrated and comprehensive protocol on adaptation.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationLibebe, E. L. (2014). <i>Climate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptation</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12907en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationLibebe, Eugene Lizazi. <i>"Climate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptation."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12907en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationLibebe, E. 2014. Climate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptation. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Libebe, Eugene Lizazi AB - The scientific community has shown that climate change is occurring and is caused mainly by human activities. This state of affairs has various societal and environmental implications which has demanded attention and raised concerns about the future of human life on earth. Increasing concerns about climate change has led the international community, regional bodies and national governments to adopt legal instruments and other mechanisms to address the phenomenon. In these efforts and measures mitigation and adaptation have been the prominent response strategies. However, adaptation to climate change has experienced much less attention than mitigation. This research provides a conceptual analysis of adaptation, and discusses some socio-economic and cultural implications of climate change in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), in order to show why adaptation is a better response to climate change. The research outlines and assesses the relevant developments in international, African and mainly SADC’s responses to climate change through adaptation in their legal and institutional frameworks. This includes related developments in Namibia and South Africa as SADC Member States. The study advocates for regional consensus to design a holistic policy framework and effective governance on adaptation to climate change in the SADC, as one of the world’s most vulnerable regions. As such, the study further examines the aspect of good governance and institutional frameworks as essentials for climate change adaptation in the SADC context. It concludes that it is necessary for SADC member states to cooperate in formulating an integrated and comprehensive protocol on adaptation. DA - 2014 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2014 T1 - Climate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptation TI - Climate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptation UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12907 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/12907
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationLibebe EL. Climate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptation. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Law ,Department of Public Law, 2014 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12907en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Lawen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherInternational Lawen_ZA
dc.titleClimate change governance in the SADC region: towards development of an integrated and comprehensive framework policy or protocol on adaptationen_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
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dc.type.qualificationnameLLMen_ZA
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