Mapping South African farming sector vulnerability to climate change and variability

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Mapping South African farming sector vulnerability to climate change and variability [1]

This paper analyzes the vulnerability of South African farmers to climate change and variability by developing a vulnerability index and comparing vulnerability indicators across the nine provinces of the country. Nineteen environmental and socio-economic indicators are identified to reflect the three
components of vulnerability: exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. The results of the study show that the region

Publication Date:

01/08/2009

Author(s): Glwadys Aymone Gbetibouo [2], Claudia Ringler [3]

Source: International Food Policy Research Institute [4]

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Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/mapping-south-african-farming-sector-vulnerability-climate-change-and-variability

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[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa