Author:Cull, T; Vincent, K; Davis, C; Archer, Emma RMDate:Nov 2011This 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
Author:Tadross, M; Davis, C; Engelbrecht, F; Joubert, A; Archer, Emma RMDate:Nov 2011In this chapter, the authors provide projections of regional climate change so that decision-makers can better understand the nature of the projected changes, and how to take this into account when formulating and implementing adaptive strategies.Read more
Author:Vincent, K; Cull, T; Davis, C; Archer, Emma RMDate:Nov 2011In 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
Author:Landman, WA; Tadross, M; Engelbrecht, F; Archer, Emma RM; Joubert, ADate:Nov 2011In southern Africa, seasonal rainfall and temperature forecasts have been made for almost two decades already and these forecasts have been developed to improve the ability of users to cope with fluctuations in rainfall and temperatures on a ...Read more