The transboundary nature of climate change necessitates regional cooperation and action in the form of comprehensive strategies and policy. Article 5(2) (a) of the Treaty of the Southern African Development Community, 1992 (SADC Treaty) states that for the region to attain the objective of sustainable development, the harmonisation of political and socio-economic policies is necessary. The SADC approach to climate change has focused on both mitigation and adaptation to increased climate variability and change, and has aimed to link climate change with the socio-economic development frameworks of the 15 SADC member states.
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Archer, E.R.M. 2017. Regional climate change strategies and initiatives. Climate Risk and Vulnerability: A Handbook for Southern Africa (2nd edition), pp. 133-137
Archer, E. R. (2017). Regional climate change strategies and initiatives., Worklist;20412 CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10153
Archer, Emma RM. "Regional climate change strategies and initiatives" In WORKLIST;20412, n.p.: CSIR. 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10153.