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Building on the links between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Author: Vincent, K ; Mambo, Julia Date: Sep 2017 Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction are closely related. Both address the same risks as well as the same objectives when dealing with climate change impacts. This chapter discusses the linkages between these two - especially ... Read more
Building on the links between climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction

Author: Vincent, K ; Mambo, Julia Date: Sep 2017 Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction are closely related. Both address the same risks as well as the same objectives when dealing with climate change impacts. This chapter discusses the linkages between these two - especially ... Read more
Dealing with risk

Author: Cull, T ; Vincent, K ; Davis, C ; Archer, Emma RM Date: Nov 2011 This chapter is concerned with how we can respond to climate change in order to reduce its adverse impacts. Following international practice, these responses can broadly be grouped into mitigation (reduction in the causes of climate change) ... Read more
Gendered vulnerability to climate change in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Author: Vincent, K ; Cull, T ; Archer, Emma RM Date: Oct 2010 It is well-known that women in developing countries tend to be more dependent on natural resources than men, and that female-headed households tend to rely more on agricultural livelihoods than male-headed households. Climate change is projected ... 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
Socio-economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern Africa

Author: Davis-Reddy, Claire L ; Vincent, K ; Mambo, Julia Date: Oct 2017 Southern 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
Socio-economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern Africa

Author: Davis-Reddy, Claire L ; Vincent, K ; Mambo, Julia Date: Oct 2017 Southern 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

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Browsing Book Chapters by Author "Vincent, K"

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