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Innovation opportunities in irrigation technology for using virtual water in 21st century South Africa: reflections from the past to the present.
(School for Basic Sciences, Vaal Triangle Campus, North-West University, 2011)
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In 21st century South Africa, new and old technological innovations in agriculture can be employed to protect existing and future water supplies that are increasingly becoming vulnerable to encroaching global ...
Land tenure insecurity, vulnerability to climate-induced disaster and opportunities for redress in southern Africa
(OASIS, 2013)
Land tenure is an important variable impacting on vulnerability to climate-related disaster. Land tenure insecurity is widespread in southern Africa and manifests itself in a number of ways that accentuate vulnerability ...
Perspectives on climate change and adaptation funding in developing countries.
(North-West University, 2011)
Most studies concur that climate change could seriously affect the sustainability and
well-being of developing countries as they depend directly on climate-sensitive natural
resources for their livelihood endeavours. ...
South Africa's journey to climate change regulation : Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs 2017 2 All SA 519 (GP)
(PER/PELJ, 2021)
Concerns over climate change are increasingly reaching an urgent level. Many countries have begun focusing their efforts on mitigating its devastating impact. At the same time countries need to ensure their economic growth ...
The significance of sea-level rise for the continuation of states and the identity of their people
(PER/PELJ, 2021)
This article considers the legal institutions which give people
identity and may anchor them to particular places. But what
happens to that identity when "place" no longer exists? The
focus of this article is the question ...
South Africa’s multiple vulnerabilities, food security and livelihood options in the COVID-19 new order: An annotation
(AOSIS, 2021)
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and its crippling effects exacerbate many people’s
vulnerability to food security across the world, including Africa. This article offers an
explorative discourse on the implication ...
Impact of climate change on primary agriculture, water sources and food security in Western Cape, South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)
Climate change is undoubtedly one of the biggest crises that humanity is facing today. There is a robust scientific consensus that human-induced climate change is occurring not only in the Western Cape but around the world. ...
Communities’ perceptions of health hazards induced by climate change in Mount Darwin district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)
Climate change contributes toward many global challenges, such as increases in diseases in some communities, thereby accelerating health hazards to disasters. Establishing the extent to which local communities understand ...
Application of livelihood vulnerability index to assess risks for farmers in the Sukoharjo Regency and Klaten Regency, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2019)
This research tried to compare the level of farmers’ livelihood vulnerability to flooding in Sukoharjo and Klaten. Farmers are the most susceptible caused by climate change. The data used in this research are primary data, ...
Indigenous knowledge approach in maintaining a livelihood in the face of disastrous climate change: case of drought in Msinga villages, KwaZulu-Natal
(OASIS, 2019)
The aim of this study is to explore and examine the ways of maintaining livelihoods of communities in the face of extreme climatic conditions using indigenous knowledge systems. Special attention was paid to drought ...