Climate risk and vulnerability: a handbook for southern Africa

This handbook examines the effects of climate change and variability in southern Africa, utilizing case studies to analyze historical changes, sectoral impacts, and adaptation strategies. It highlights the human influence on surface air temperature and projects continued temperature increases throughout the 21st century.

• The handbook asserts that certain global increases in surface air temperature are clearly linked to human activity and projects that surface, minimum, and maximum temperatures in southern Africa will likely continue to rise during the 21st century.
• The report provides several recommendations for addressing climate risks, including the integration of climate change risks and adaptation measures into development projects, the creation of new institutions for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation, the establishment of knowledge management and information sharing mechanisms, and the development of institutional frameworks that include stakeholders like NGOs.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (2012). Climate risk and vulnerability: a handbook for southern Africa. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-risk-and-vulnerability-a-handbook-for-southern-africa

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Climate risk and vulnerability: a handbook for southern Africa. 2012. https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-risk-and-vulnerability-a-handbook-for-southern-africa.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetwork2012climate, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Climate risk and vulnerability: a handbook for southern Africa}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2012}, month = may, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-risk-and-vulnerability-a-handbook-for-southern-africa}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }