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Perceptions of water access in the context of climate change by rural households in the Seke and Murewa districts, Zimbabwe
(AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013)
The objective of the study was to assess perceptions of rural household heads with regard to various aspects of water access and climate change, and to evaluate whether there were significant differences in perceptions of ...
Adapting to climate change: reflections of peasant farmers in Mashonaland West Province of Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2019)
Climate change is projected to have negative impacts on agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa and this is likely to continue for decades, unless adaptation measures are implemented. The changing climate is a global ...
Psychological capital and climate change adaptation : empirical evidence from smallholder farmers in South Africa
(OASIS, 2021)
There are calls for better empirical models to inform climate change adaptation in smallholder
agriculture. Hitherto adaptation studies have failed to comprehensively integrate non-cognitive
behavioural factors (e.g. ...
Aligning SDG 13 with South Africa’s development agenda : adaptation policies and institutional frameworks
(OASIS, 2022)
The alignment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with national development
agendas has gained traction since the ratification of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development in September 2015. This article ...
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. ...
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 ...
Maize producers’ vulnerability to climate change : evidence from Makhuduthamaga Local Municipality, South Africa
(OASIS, 2022)
Climate change is predicted to impact agricultural production and affect food security in poor
communities of developing countries due to the likely negative impacts on rainfall characteristics.
South Africa is one of ...
The impact of colonial and contemporary land policies on climate change adaptation in Zimbabwe’s communal areas
(OASIS, 2022)
The main aim of this article was to examine the impact of colonial and contemporary
development policies on climate change adaptation among communal farmers in Zimbabwe.
As such, the objective was to document and better ...
Evoking the epistemology of climate governance through indigenous knowledge systems for sustainable development in rural Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2021)
This article seeks to establish the role of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in climate
governance in pursuit of sustainable development in rural Zimbabwe. Rural communities
in the developing world suffer the most from ...
Interfacing vector-borne disease dynamics with climate change : implications for the attainment of SDGs in Masvingo city, Zimbabwe
(OASIS, 2021)
This study used a mixed-methods research design to examine the sensitivity of vector-borne
disease (VBD) patterns to the changes in rainfall and temperature trends. The research focused
on malaria in Masvingo Province, ...