Climate change adaptation and cross-sectoral policy coherence in southern Africa

The science of climate change in Africa: impacts and adaptation

the African climate is determined at the macro-level by three major processes or drivers: tropical convection, the alternation of the monsoons, and the el niño-southern oscillation of the Pacific ocean. the first two are local processes that determine the regional and seasonal patterns of temperature and rainfall. the last is more remote in its origin, but strongly influences the year to year r...

The Cost of Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa

National policy response to climate change in South Africa.

The Role of Economic Policy in Climate Change Adaptation

This paper assesses the role of the public sector in adaptation to climate change. We first offer a definition and categorisation of climate change adaptation. We then consider the primary economic principles that can guide the assignment of adaptation tasks to either the private or the public sector, as well as those guiding assignment within the public sector itself. We find that the role of ...

Climate Change and Adaptation