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Human health impacts in a changing South African climate

Author: Wright, CY ; Garland, Rebecca M ; Norval, M ; Vogel, C Date: Aug 2014 Climate change is projected to lead to warmer temperatures, especially in southern Africa, where the warming is predicted to be 2°C higher than the global increase. Given the high burden of disease already associated with environmental factors ... Read more
Natural hazards in a changing world: a case for ecosystem-based management

Author: Nel, JL ; Le Maitre, David C ; Nel, DC ; Reyers, B ; Archibald, S ; Van Wilgen, BW ; Forsyth, GG ; Theron, AK ; O'Farrell, Patrick J ; Mwenge Kahinda, Jean-Marc ; Engelbrecht, FA ; Kapangaziwiri, Evison ; Van Niekerk, Lara ; Barwell, L Date: May 2014 Communities worldwide are increasingly affected by natural hazards such as floods, droughts, wildfires and storm-waves. However, the causes of these increases remain underexplored, often attributed to climate changes or changes in the patterns ... Read more
Risks of adverse impacts from climate change in Southern Africa

Author: Vincent, K ; Cull, T ; Davis, C ; Archer, Emma RM Date: Nov 2011 In this chapter, the terms hazard exposure, sensitivity (or biophysical vulnerability), adaptive capacity (or its opposite - social vulnerability) and risk are introduced (see Box 4.1 for key definitions). Whether or not climate change is ... Read more

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