South Africa

This publication reviews disaster incidents in the Western Cape of South Africa and identifies trends between 2003 and 2008. It is the first of its kind detailing disaster events and critical risk reduction issues for a wide range of public sector

This paper addresses climate change threat to marine and coastal ecosystems around the world, such as sea-level rise, erosion, the increased severity of storms, flooding, ocean acidification and coral bleaching, and the need to manage ecosystems so that

This collection of good practices shows how building the capacity of local institutions is key to sustaining disaster risk reduction, and demonstrates the immediate impact of local and national political commitments.

Final report:

This document reports on the conference convened in Jeju, Republic of Korea, on 3-6 December 2008, aimed at discussing and exchanging information and experiences on the following issues: (i) awareness of the impacts of climate change in

This book presents diverse case studies from around the World, including many Asian countries, Africa, North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Island Nations, and elsewhere.

The book's 39 chapters are organized according to seven interrelated

This note reports on examples of recent experience in eight countries where national and local governments and civil society participants have worked to strengthen their disaster risk reduction and adaptation actions. These cases, along with similar

This report explores climate change impacts on South Africa and the South African government’s response to climate change. In particular, it is concerned with understanding government’s focus in terms of various imperatives - pro-growth, proeconomic

A subnational assessment:

This paper analyzes the vulnerability of South African farmers to climate change and variability by developing a vulnerability index and comparing vulnerability indicators across the nine provinces of the country. Nineteen