South Africa

This study assesses the perception of smallholder livestock farmers towards agricultural drought resilience. Worldwide drought has significance and continues to pose long-lasting effects on the agricultural sector, including South Africa. The recurring

This study aims to identify the mechanisms influencing the level of understanding of community resilience in a vulnerable community and to contribute to the understanding of community resilience to disaster risk. The Western Cape is a dynamic province

This paper examines the extent to which social protection responses to the crisis have recognised and addressed the gendered impacts of the crisis. The impacts of the Covid-19 crisis have exacerbated gender inequalities. The rapid onset of the crisis in

This review syntheses community perceptions of COVID-19 vaccines in South Africa to inform RCCE strategies and policies and provides examples of successful practice. Understanding how individuals and population groups perceive and make sense of COVID-19

This report aims to improve understanding of how flexibility can be introduced into the fisheries management cycle in order to foster adaptation to climate change. This work contributes to the overall scope of improving the resilience of fisheries

This report presents how the Knysna fires were arguably the worst wildfire disaster in South Africa’s history. The social and economic impacts will be felt by Knysna and its inhabitants for years to come. It is critical that those responsible for fire

The objective of this paper was to identify the current adaptation and coping measures used by smallholder farmers, with a particular emphasis on farmers’ vulnerability to drought and the adaptive measures or strategies that are effective in the study

This BAMS special report presents assessments of how human-caused climate change may have affected the strength and likelihood of individual extreme events.

The ninth edition of the report "Explaining Extreme Events in 2019 from a Climate Perspective"