Browsing by Subject "Mitigation"
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Building resilience to climate risk in the agricultural sector through adaptation education using a climate-smart approach : the case of the Mooifontein region, North-West province
(North-West University (South Africa) , Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Climate change has been identified as a high profile, environmental concern that threatens to cause extensive loss and hardship. There are two distinct responses to climate change, namely mitigation and adaptation. Much ... -
Challenges faced by rural people in mitigating the effects of climate change in the Mazungunye communal lands, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)The phenomenon of climate change is one of the most contested and debated concepts globally. Some governments still deny the existence of climate change and its impact on rural–urban areas around the world. However, the ... -
Development of an emissions forecasting model for South African industrial facilities
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are one of the main contributors to climate change. Several mitigation measures such as carbon tax, carbon budgets and sectoral emissions targets (SETs) are used to reduce GHG emissions. ... -
The effects of climate change in developing areas : an assessment of the African situation
(North-West University (South Africa), 2016)This research is meant to assess the effects and incidence of climate change and indigenous innovative measures in the developing African nations. The importance of the research are to highlight the extent of influence ... -
Impact of climate change on primary agriculture, water sources and food security in Western Cape, South Africa
(OASIS, 2019)Climate change is undoubtedly one of the biggest crises that humanity is facing today. There is a robust scientific consensus that human-induced climate change is occurring not only in the Western Cape but around the world. ... -
The Implementation and Fulfilment of the Paris Agreement 2015 through South African Climate Change Law
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2023)Climate change has become an international 21st century environmental concern. Various anthropogenic activities and wide-scale use of fossil fuels have led to the increase of greenhouse gas emissions into the atmosphere, ... -
Key elements of disaster mitigation education in inclusive school setting in the Indonesian context
(OASIS, 2021)Children with special needs are one of the most vulnerable groups when disasters occur. They are often excluded from any risk reduction conducted during such situations; therefore, introducing disaster mitigation education ... -
A legal analysis of South Africa's international climate change mitigation obligations in the renewable energy sector
(North-West University (South Africa), Potchefstroom Campus, 2016)Climate change has come across as an overriding environmental concern internationally in the 21st century. A variety of anthropogenic activities and wide-scale use of fossil fuels have exponentially increased greenhouse ... -
A legal perspective on the development of a South African local government climate change mitigation waste management framework
(North-West University (South Africa)., 2022)Climate change is a global phenomenon caused by human systems having negative impacts on nature, threatening continued human existence on earth. These impacts are caused by increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions into the ... -
Maintenance improvement in the petrochemical industry
(North-West University, 2011)Technology is the answer to most of our human needs but every technology is often accompanied by other challenges which often lead to the evolvement of another technology. One of the technologies that have greatly impacted ...