Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SATIED): Climate Change Impacts Study
Project name:
Southern Africa – Towards Inclusive Economic Development (SATIED): Climate Change Impacts Study
Project partners:
CST project members
- Prof. Mark Swilling
- Alboricah Rathupetsane
External project partners
- Global Change Institute at University of the Witwatersrand
- Development Bank of South Africa
- National Treasury
- National Planning Commission
- Presidential Climate Commission
Funders:
United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
Project period:
2023 – 2024
Project outputs:
- A working paper on climate change impacts of the water, energy and food sectors in South Africa
- Academic journal article
Project Description
South Africa has a well-developed and well-funded climate science community with many scientists playing important roles at international levels. There is a sufficient scientific consensus that South Africa faces numerous climate change impacts. A vast literature now exists about these impacts. Consistent with global trends, recent research shows that daily minimum and maximum temperatures across South Africa are rising. Of particular interest is heatwaves (HW), which could have the most devastating impacts on health, food, energy consumption and water supplies.
The research conducted by the Wits GCI team, aims to investigate the primary climate change impacts on South Africa’s water, energy and food resources over the short-, medium- and long-term.
