SUMMARY OF MAJOR CLIMATE IMPACTS ACROSS THE THREE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS

The document details a progression of severe climate impacts in South Africa, moving from initial disruptions in marine resources, agriculture, and water availability to eventual large-scale uninhabitability, infrastructure collapse, and mass migration as temperatures rise toward 4°C+ by 2100.

• In the Western Cape and coastal regions, climate impacts progress from shifting marine living resources and increased fire frequency to the eventual disappearance of the majority of the Cape Floral Kingdom (fynbos) and the failure of ports as cities are forced to withdraw inland.
• The Limpopo/Lephalale region is projected to become largely uninhabitable by 2060-2100 due to heat and drought, leading to forced out-migration of the population, with only wealthy individuals or industry (such as mining) able to afford necessary cooling and water infrastructure.
• In the Emalahleni/Mpumalanga and Highveld areas, climate change exacerbates existing air pollution and leads to the total collapse of rain-fed agriculture and the closure of all coal mining and power stations by 2100, triggering massive social migration.
• Across all identified regions, water scarcity is a recurring driver of socio-economic conflict, with resources becoming severely constrained or unavailable even for domestic use in later projections.

APA

Centre for Environmental Rights (n.d.). SUMMARY OF MAJOR CLIMATE IMPACTS ACROSS THE THREE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Infographic-Report.pdf?x21779

Chicago

Centre for Environmental Rights. SUMMARY OF MAJOR CLIMATE IMPACTS ACROSS THE THREE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. n.d. https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Infographic-Report.pdf?x21779.

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BibTeX

@techreport{centreforenvironmentalrightsndsummary, author = {{Centre for Environmental Rights}}, title = {{SUMMARY OF MAJOR CLIMATE IMPACTS ACROSS THE THREE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS}}, institution = {Centre for Environmental Rights}, url = {https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Infographic-Report.pdf?x21779}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }