Author:Walters, Chavon R; Steyn, MaronelDate:Sep 2022Many parts of South Africa are still staggering on the back of severe droughts experienced over the past decade. Rapid urbanization has created a plethora of water-related challenges, including environmental degradation and water scarcity ...Read more
Author:Smakhtin, VUDate:10 Jan 2001The paper intends to review the current status of low-flow hydrology — a discipline which deals with minimum flow in a river during the dry periods of the year. The discussion starts with the analysis of low-flow generating mechanisms operating ...Read more
Author:Faling, W; Tempelhoff, JWN; Van Niekerk, DDate:Jun 2012In 2008 the South African National Disaster Management Centre commissioned a study into measures taken by local municipalities to plan for climate change. Two areas were selected for their dissimilar climatic challenges: the //Khara Hais ...Read more
Author:Davis-Reddy, Claire L; Vincent, K; Mambo, JuliaDate:Oct 2017Southern Africa is susceptible to extreme weather events – particularly floods, droughts, fires and large storms, which have cost an estimated USD 10 billion in damages between 1980 and 2015 (based on data from EM-DAT). Integrating climate ...Read more
Author:Davis-Reddy, Claire L; Vincent, K; Mambo, JuliaDate:Oct 2017Southern Africa is susceptible to extreme weather events – particularly floods, droughts, fires and large storms, which have cost an estimated USD 10 billion in damages between 1980 and 2015 (based on data from EM-DAT). Integrating climate ...Read more