Coping with multiple stresses in rural South Africa

The research examines the intersection of water scarcity, climate change, and socioeconomic barriers in rural semiarid South Africa, finding that decreasing agro-ecosystem productivity and low household and institutional capacity hinder effective adaptation.

• The ability of the agro-ecosystem to maintain productivity during droughts is declining, while the adaptive capacity of individual households remains low.
• Institutional capacity is hindered by significant barriers that prevent it from effectively supporting households in adapting to various stresses.
• Vulnerability in these regions is driven by a combination of forces, including predicted increases in rainfall uncertainty due to climate change, disease, limited livelihood opportunities, and a lack of institutional capacity.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2011). Coping with multiple stresses in rural South Africa. https://www.sei.org/publications/coping-with-multiple-stresses-in-rural-south-africa/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Coping with multiple stresses in rural South Africa. 2011. https://www.sei.org/publications/coping-with-multiple-stresses-in-rural-south-africa/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Coping with multiple stresses in rural South Africa |date=15 December 2011 |url=https://www.sei.org/publications/coping-with-multiple-stresses-in-rural-south-africa/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2011coping, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Coping with multiple stresses in rural South Africa}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2011}, month = dec, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/coping-with-multiple-stresses-in-rural-south-africa/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }