Davis-Reddy, Claire LVincent, KMambo, Julia2018-03-272018-03-272017-10Davis-Reddy, C.L., Vincent, K. and Mambo, J. 2017. Socio-economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern Africa. Climate Risk and Vulnerability: A Handbook for Southern Africa, pp. 30-47978-0-620-76522-0https://www.csir.co.za/sites/default/files/Documents/SADC%20Handbook_Second%20Edition_full%20report.pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/10148Chapter published in Climate Risk and Vulnerability: A Handbook for Southern AfricaSouthern 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 change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through a risk-management approach is important to help reduce future losses from climate extremes.enClimate changeDisaster risk reductionDroughtsEconomic costsFloodsHeat wavesWeather-related disastersSocio-economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern AfricaBook ChapterDavis-Reddy, C. L., Vincent, K., & Mambo, J. (2017). Socio-Economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern Africa., <i>Worklist;20411</i> CSIR. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10148Davis-Reddy, Claire L, K Vincent, and Julia Mambo. "Socio-economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern Africa" In <i>WORKLIST;20411</i>, n.p.: CSIR. 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10148.Davis-Reddy CL, Vincent K, Mambo J. Socio-economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern Africa.. Worklist;20411. [place unknown]: CSIR; 2017. [cited yyyy month dd]. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10148.TY - Book Chapter AU - Davis-Reddy, Claire L AU - Vincent, K AU - Mambo, Julia AB - 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 change adaptation and disaster risk reduction through a risk-management approach is important to help reduce future losses from climate extremes. DA - 2017-10 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Climate change KW - Disaster risk reduction KW - Droughts KW - Economic costs KW - Floods KW - Heat waves KW - Weather-related disasters LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2017 SM - 978-0-620-76522-0 T1 - Socio-economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern Africa TI - Socio-economic impacts of extreme weather events in Southern Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/10148 ER -