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Climate and food resources shape species richness and trophic interactions of cavity‐nesting Hymenoptera
(Wiley, 2020)Aim: Temperature, food resources and top-down regulation by antagonists are considered as major drivers of insect diversity, but their relative importance is poorly understood. Here, we used cavity-nesting communities of ... -
Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction integration: strategies, policies, and plans in three Australian local governments
(Elsevier, 2017)Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) integration is a pressing concern for Australia. Normative instruments such as Strategies, Policies, and Plans are among the principal ways that Local ... -
Climate change adaptation and local government: institutional complexities surrounding Cape Town’s Day Zero
(OASIS, 2018)The challenges associated with climate change in local governments are growing daily. One such challenge is water security, an aspect that draws us to the subject matter of climate change adaptation. This article discusses ... -
Climate change adaptation strategies and production efficiency : the case of citrus farmers in the Limpopo province, South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)Climate change adaptation policies and strategies have inevitably become an integral component of agricultural production on a global scale. The evaluative extent to which these adaptation techniques have influenced ... -
Climate change adaptation strategies and their predictors amongst rural farmers in Ambassel district, Northern Ethiopia
(OASIS, 2021)The present study was conducted in Ambassel district of Northern Ethiopia to understand adaptation strategies employed by rural farmers to the adverse effects of climate change and variability and factors that determine ... -
Climate change and Africa : the normative framework of the African Union
(2013)There is enough evidence on how climate change consequences will adversely affect Africa despite the fact that it is the continent that has least contributed to the problem. The international climate change regime ... -
Climate change and human rights in the African Union (AU)
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Climate change and sustainable tourism: South Africa caught in-between
(AJHTL, 2017)Climate change and tourism are symbolically two-sides of a coin. While climate change portends serious threats to ecosystems and biodiversity (the world's foremost tourism assets), environmental impacts associated with ... -
Climate Change and Variability Effects on Malaria Prevalence in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2015)As the world strives towards the elimination of the highest death causing vector-borne disease, namely malaria, research is needed in order to contribute towards this goal in South Africa. This study contributes towards ... -
Climate change and vulnerability discourse by students at a South African university
(OASIS, 2018)Climate change is expected to pose grave consequences to communities around the world. It is predicted that many people, mostly in the developing world, will experience shortages of water and food as well as numerous ... -
Climate change in semi-arid Malawi: Perceptions, adaptation strategies and water governance
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)Climate change and variability are a threat to sustainable agricultural production in semi-arid areas of Malawi. Overdependence on subsistence rain-fed agriculture in these areas calls for the identification of sustainable ... -
Climate change induced occupational stress and reported morbidity among cocoa farmers in South-Western Nigeria
(Institute of Agricultural Medicine, 2015)Introduction and objective: Climate change is one of the major development hurdles in many developing countries. The health outcome of farm households are related to climate change, which is related to several external and ... -
Climate change jeopardizes the persistence of freshwater zooplankton by reducing both habitat suitability and demographic resilience
(BioMed Central, 2018)Background: Higher temperatures and increased environmental variability under climate change could jeopardize the persistence of species. Organisms that rely on short windows of rainfall to complete their life-cycles, ... -
Climate change knowledge, concerns and experiences in secondary school learners in South Africa
(OASIS, 2022)Climate change poses a major threat to the future of today’s youth. Globally, young people are at the forefront of climate change activism. Their ability to engage, however, depends on the level of knowledge of climate ... -
Climate change vulnerability index for South African aquifers
(South African Water Research Commission, 2012)South Africa is viewed as a water-stressed country with an average annual rainfall of 500 mm and any climatic change could have adverse impacts on water resources of the country. The potential impacts of climate change on ... -
Climate change, complex interdependence and development: assessment of Lesotho-South Africa relations
(Business Perspectives, 2015)Climate change and its negative effects on the developing states are a reality of which there is a need to focus on likely mitigation and adaptive strategies to ensure sustainable development. Industrial development back ... -
Climate change, household vulnerability and smart agriculture: The case of two South African provinces
(AOSIS Publishing, 2016)The impact of climate-change disasters poses significant challenges for South Africa, especially for vulnerable rural households. In South Africa, the impact of climate change at the local level, especially in rural areas, ... -
Climate change, public trusteeship and the tomorrows of the unborn
(Juta, 2015)The impacts of climate change on human and ecological systems and the increasing volatility of life situations demand of scholars to critically evaluate governments' protection of the natural resource base and the interests ... -
Climate change: a comparison of market–based instruments from a South African perspective
(Clute Institute, 2013)This article aims to consider the relevancy of (i) cap-and-trade schemes and (ii) carbon tax schemes in a developing economy context. Even though both schemes have a common goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they ... -
Climate change: A threat towards achieving ‘Sustainable Development Goal number two’ (end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture) in South Africa
(AOSIS Publishing, 2017)This article aims to assess the impacts of climate change towards the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal number two (SDG 2) as well as examining the poverty alleviation strategies by subsistence farmers in South ...