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Climate change knowledge, concerns and experiences in secondary school learners in South Africa
(OASIS, 2022)
Climate change poses a major threat to the future of today’s youth. Globally, young people
are at the forefront of climate change activism. Their ability to engage, however, depends
on the level of knowledge of climate ...
Climate change adaptation strategies and production efficiency : the case of citrus farmers in the Limpopo province, South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)
Climate change adaptation policies and strategies have inevitably become an integral
component of agricultural production on a global scale. The evaluative extent to which these
adaptation techniques have influenced ...
South Africa's journey to climate change regulation : Earthlife Africa Johannesburg v Minister of Environmental Affairs 2017 2 All SA 519 (GP)
(PER/PELJ, 2021)
Concerns over climate change are increasingly reaching an urgent level. Many countries have begun focusing their efforts on mitigating its devastating impact. At the same time countries need to ensure their economic growth ...
The significance of sea-level rise for the continuation of states and the identity of their people
(PER/PELJ, 2021)
This article considers the legal institutions which give people
identity and may anchor them to particular places. But what
happens to that identity when "place" no longer exists? The
focus of this article is the question ...
Communities’ perceptions of health hazards induced by climate change in Mount Darwin district, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)
Climate change contributes toward many global challenges, such as increases in diseases in some communities, thereby accelerating health hazards to disasters. Establishing the extent to which local communities understand ...
Application of livelihood vulnerability index to assess risks for farmers in the Sukoharjo Regency and Klaten Regency, Indonesia
(OASIS, 2019)
This research tried to compare the level of farmers’ livelihood vulnerability to flooding in Sukoharjo and Klaten. Farmers are the most susceptible caused by climate change. The data used in this research are primary data, ...
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. ...
Estimating damage costs of flooding on small- and medium-sized enterprises in Kigali, Rwanda
(OASIS, 2019)
In the past, Kigali has frequently experienced heavy rain events. These have often led to flooding, which also affected businesses. In the face of climate change, such events can become more frequent and can threaten ...
Climate adaptation in the public health sector in Africa: evidence from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change National Communications
(OASIS, 2019)
Climate change has potential to affect human health in various ways. Extreme temperatures and cold both result in deaths, while the changing habitats favouring the breeding of vectors could result in the spread of diseases ...
Indigenous knowledge approach in maintaining a livelihood in the face of disastrous climate change: case of drought in Msinga villages, KwaZulu-Natal
(OASIS, 2019)
The aim of this study is to explore and examine the ways of maintaining livelihoods of communities in the face of extreme climatic conditions using indigenous knowledge systems. Special attention was paid to drought ...