This research blog is aimed at describing the nature of coastal risks and vulnerability in South Africa, highlighting the commonly experienced threats that leave coastal communities, infrastructure and ecosystems more susceptible to hazardous events.
This blog provides a comprehensive review of the available natural hazard tools and databases for disaster risk monitoring, mitigation, and analysis in South Africa. It aims to offer valuable insights into the current landscape of disaster risk management in South Africa.
The South African National Climate Change Information System (NCCIS) contains climate related data and information from a range of sources for the purposes of providing insights into the country’s progress in responding to climate change and achieving national and international goals, commitments and targets.
The SARVA Climate Risk Tool is a local decision support tool that houses spatial information on historical climate data, projections, and impacts. The tool utilises data from expert sources such as SAEON, DEFF, CSIR, Centre for Research on the Epidemiology as well as the Climate Research Unit of the University of East Anglia.
The earth is projected to become generally warmer and drier as a result of global climate change. This blog is aimed at interrogating climate change for the Southern Hemisphere, coupled with the expected risks and vulnerabilities associated with changes in rainfall and temperature under different mitigation scenarios.
South Africa is at risk from a wide range of natural and technological hazards that can lead to disasters such as droughts, floods, major fires, tornadoes, major oil spills and even earthquakes.
Since the industrial revolution, episodes of poor air quality and pollution have become common phenomena in many cities across the world.