Author:Todorovic, M; Jovanovic, NebojsaDate:Apr 2020Weather represents day-to-day atmospheric condition (e.g. air temperature, pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine hours, cloud cover, wind direction and speed, etc.) over a short term at a given place and time. Climate is defined as the ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RM; Tadross, MADate:2009Despite significant attention paid to desertification and climate change in the last few decades, interactions between the phenomena, as well as implications thereof, have received less of a focus. Such a trend is particularly marked in the ...Read more
Author:Wright, C; Thambiran, Tirusha; Matooane, M; Engelbrecht, F; Bopape, Mary-Jane M; Olwach, JDate:Jul 2011In South Africa, the most commonly talked-about climate change-related human health risk is a changing pattern in the distribution and severity of malaria. However, there are three other important issues that also deserve some attention if ...Read more
Author:Matooane, MDate:Mar 2009Climate change is anticipated to have serious adverse health effects, particularly in developing countries. Impacts will be exacerbated by poor or non-existent social, technological and financial adaptation and/or mitigation measures. In South ...Read more
Author:Haverkort, AJ; Franke, AC; Engelbrecht, FA; Steyn, JMDate:Mar 2013Explorations of the impact of climate change on potential potato yields were obtained by downscaling the projections of six different coupled climate models to high spatial resolution over southern Africa. The simulations of daily maximum and ...Read more
Author:James, J; Van Niekerk, Lara; Lamberth, SDate:2023Estuaries are shallow coastal environments that are influenced by both tidal action and freshwater inflow. As a result of the mixing of marine and fresh waters, estuaries are naturally dynamic, unstable environments with physico-chemical ...Read more
Author:Landman, W; Diaz, A; Montecinos, A; Engelbrecht, FDate:Mar 2014Water availability in South America presents a considerable uncertainty across several time scales. This notion is a serious problem for various applications, such as agriculture and hydroelectric energy. Multi-decadal regional climate model ...Read more
Author:Mzenda, Venantio M; De Jongh, DDate:Jul 2012A high carbon footprint attributed to coal-based electricity; low value-added in mineral exports; regional isolation from its key trading partners; low levels of technological innovation; low levels of climate change mitigation efforts; and ...Read more
Author:Davis, CDate:Apr 2010In many countries, decision-makers are seeking information from a wide range of disciplines on the potential impacts of climate change on environmental and socio-economic systems. This handbook is designed to present future climate change ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RMDate:2010Science on observed trends in climate and projected future climate change has evolved substantially in the last few years. Different sub-regions of South Africa have shown, and are likely to continue to show, distinct climate changes. Surface ...Read more
Author:Archer, Emma RM; Conrad, J; Munch, Z; Opperman, D; Tadross, M; Venter, JDate:Jun 2009Progress in the area of international climate negotiation has been the site of substantively increased activity of late, yet the task of utilizing appropriate spatial scale climate change projections to understand climate change impacts on ...Read more
Author:Gibberd, Jeremy TDate:Dec 2017Despite increasing awareness of climate change, there is little evidence of this being addressed in built environments in South Africa. Events such as flooding in Houston, USA, landslides in Free Town, Sierra Leone, and water shortages in La ...Read more
Author:Lötter, Johanna M; Davis, Claire L; Archer, Emma RMDate:Feb 2017User needs assessments, the co-production of climate information, and the creation of tailored climate services are critical factors in providing increasing useful and accessible products for the management of climate risks and informing ...Read more
Author:Musvoto, Constansia DDate:Oct 2019Most of the vegetables grown in South Africa are irrigated. Smallholder vegetable farmers face water shortages and other constraints including low yields and high energy costs. This study sought to assist smallholder farmers to address these ...Read more
Author:Davis, Claire L; Vincent, KDate:Oct 2017The handbook (Climate Risk and Vulnerability: A Handbook for Southern Africa) was conceived and designed with the intent to provide decision-makers with up-to-date information, appropriate for country planning, on the impacts and risks of ...Read more
Author:Davis, CDate:Nov 2011The Climate Risk and Vulnerability Handbook for Southern Africa was conceived and designed with the intent to provide decision-makers with up to date information, appropriate for country planning, on the impacts and risks of climate change ...Read more
Author:Zinyemba, C; Archer, Emma RM; Rother, H-ADate:May 2018Pesticides represent a potential public health hazard of note in farming communities. Accumulating evidence indicates that some pesticides used in agriculture act as hormone disrupters, with the potential to result in chronic health effects. ...Read more