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Adaptation and mitigation: synergies and trade-offs

Author: Thambiran, Tirusha ; Naidoo, Sasha Date: Oct 2017 Typically, mitigation and adaptation research has been developed separately, with the mitigation research community focused on taking a global approach to limiting cumulative greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The adaptation research community, ... Read more
Commentary on the contribution of Working Group III to the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Author: Naidoo, Sasha Date: Sep 2022 The Working Group III (WGIII) contribution to the 2022 IPCC Report (AR6) provides an updated global assessment of the climate change mitigation process in terms of developments in emission reduction and mitigation efforts, and an assessment ... Read more
Commercial forestry

Author: Naidoo, Sasha Date: Oct 2017 Forests in southern Africa are critically important for sustainable livelihoods and ecosystems but are vulnerable to changes in climate, most important being accumulated temperature and moisture deficit, as well as to other external stressors, ... Read more
Effect of moisture availability on wood density and vessel characteristics of Eucalyptus grandis in the warm temperate region of South Africa

Author: Naidoo, Sasha ; Zbonak, A ; Ahmed, F Date: Sep 2006 Productivity of forest plantations in South Africa is highly dependant on soil moisture availability. Soil moisture availability is often limited and evaporative demand is high. Eucalyptus grandis, planted extensively in South Africa, is ... Read more
Environmental challenges to meeting sustainable development goals in Southern Africa

Author: Mutanga, Shingirirai S ; Skhosana, Felix ; Mateyisi, Mohau ; Thenga, Humbelani F ; Naidoo, Sasha ; Ramoelo, A ; Nangombe, Shingirai S ; Lumsden, Trevor G Date: Jan 2024 There is an inextricable link between ecosystem integrity and the potential for achieving sustainable development goals (SDG). This chapter highlights key ecosystem threats and their drivers within the southern African regional context to ... Read more
Estimation of urban surface temperatures using remote sensing in eThekwini municipality

Author: Ellero, M ; Naidoo, Sasha ; Gebreslasie, M Date: Dec 2016 Urban Heat Islands (UHI’s) are an increasingly common phenomenon within urban areas around the world. These heat islands may lead to a variety of negative effects, such as health impacts on urban inhabitants and disruption of the functioning ... Read more
Estimation of urban surface temperatures using remote sensing in eThekwini municipality

Author: Ellero, M ; Naidoo, Sasha ; Gebreslasie, M Date: Dec 2016 Urban Heat Islands (UHI’s) are an increasingly common phenomenon within urban areas around the world. These heat islands may lead to a variety of negative effects, such as health impacts on urban inhabitants and disruption of the functioning ... Read more
Forests, rangelands and climate change in Southern Africa

Author: Naidoo, Sasha ; Davis, C ; Archer, Emma RM Date: Sep 2013 This paper provides an analysis of the implications of climate change for forests and rangelands in southern Africa. The extent of the resources and their economic and social functions and drivers of change is outlined. The vulnerability of ... Read more
Framework for developing realistic MANET simulations

Author: Burke, Ivan D ; Naidoo, Sasha ; Olivier, MS Date: Apr 2010 Mobile Ad hoc Networks have become an attractive option for military and disaster-response operations. Its ad hoc nature allows for fast deployment and requires no pre-existing network infrastructure. Most of the MANET protocol development ... Read more
Market analysis to assess timber products from dryland woodlots and farm forests in South Africa

Author: du Toit, B ; Malherbe, GF ; Lambrechts, H ; Naidoo, Sasha ; Eatwell, Karen A Date: Apr 2018 The growing demand for renewable wood products and competition for land in South Africa will necessitate expansion of planted forests into moderately dry areas. Farm forestry and agroforestry options using species preselected for drought ... Read more
Mitigating the UHI: Considerations for Southern African cities

Author: Naidoo, Sasha ; Thambiran, Tirusha Date: Dec 2016 Urbanisation in South Africa is expected to increase to 71.3 % in 2030 and reach nearly 80% by 2050, with the City of Johannesburg projected to surpass the 10 million population mark and emerge as a megacity by 2030. Urbanised cities generally ... Read more
Mitigating the UHI: Considerations for Southern African cities

Author: Naidoo, Sasha ; Thambiran, Tirusha Date: Dec 2016 Urbanisation in South Africa is expected to increase to 71.3 % in 2030 and reach nearly 80% by 2050, with the City of Johannesburg projected to surpass the 10 million population mark and emerge as a megacity by 2030. Urbanised cities generally ... Read more
Quantifying and modelling the effects of environmental factors on wood properties of Eucalyptus grandis in South Africa

Author: Naidoo, Sasha Date: Mar 2011 This research aimed to quantify and model the effects of specific environmental variables on the wood quality of Eucalyptus grandis in the warm temperate (WT) and sub-tropical (ST) forestry regions in South Africa using nondestructive, rapid ... Read more
A technique to identify annual growth rings in Eucalyptus grandis using annual measurements of diameter at breast height and gamma ray densitometry

Author: Naidoo, Sasha ; Ahmed, F ; Pammenter, N ; Zbonak, A Date: Jun 2010 A technique was developed to identify annual growth rings in E. grandis using a combination of annual measurements of diameter at breast height (DBH) from permanent sample plot (PSP) datasets and bark-pith density profiles. By assessing the ... Read more
Using the Global Stocktake to increase national climate policy ambition and improve implementation: Summary for policy makers

Author: Mantlana, Khanyisa B ; Naidoo, Sasha Date: Feb 2022 This report aims to support the independent Global Stocktake (iGST) - the cooperative efforts of a consortium of civil society actors to advance the Global Stocktake (GST), the formal process for periodically assessing collective progress in ... Read more
Using the Global Stocktake to increase national climate policy ambition and improve implementation: Technical report

Author: Mantlana, Khanyisa B ; Naidoo, Sasha Date: Feb 2022 The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, aims to rapidly phase out GHG emissions to attain netzero emissions by the second half of the century, while promoting sustainable development and poverty eradication (UNFCCC 2015). The backbone ... Read more
Woodland resources and management in southern Africa

Author: De Cauwer, V ; Knox, N ; Kobue-Lekalake, R ; Lepetu, JP ; Matenanga, O ; Naidoo, Sasha ; Nott, A ; Parduhn, D ; Sichone, P ; Tshwenyane, S ; Yeboah, E ; Revermann, R Date: Apr 2018 The countries of southern Africa have an average forest cover of 32% with most forest situated in the tropics. These dry to moist forests are deciduous with a few evergreen species. The open canopy allows enough light to reach the ground to ... Read more

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