CSIR Articles : Forests, rangelands and climate change in southern Africa - Forests and Climate Change Working Paper No. 12.
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Naidoo, S. Davis, C. &
Archer van Garderen, E. (2013)
The Food and Agriculture Organization
of the UN (FAO), in collaboration with the Council of Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) in South Africa and with the support of the Government of
Belgium, released a forests and climate change working paper, titled ‘Forests,
Rangelands and Climate Change in Southern Africa.' This paper was prepared as a
background document for the Workshop on Forests, Rangelands and Climate Change
Adaptation, which was organized by FAO and the Southern African Development
Community (SADC) Secretariat and held in June 2013 in Johannesburg, South
Africa. The objectives of the workshop were to take stock of the current
efforts of countries in this area, identify country priorities and potential
areas of cooperative work within the region, and define the scope of a
programme for climate change adaption in forests and rangelands.
This paper
provides an analysis of the implications of climate change for forests and
rangelands resource in southern Africa. The vulnerability of the resource to
climate change and adaptation needs and options for the SADC region are
highlighted, as well as potential synergies with mitigation options. A summary
of current national actions, country needs and potential areas of collaboration
among countries in the region is provided to inform existing and future
cooperative initiatives related to the adaptation of forests and rangelands to
climate change.
Link to full text: http://www.fao.org/docrep/018/i2970e/i2970e.pdf
Link to workshop details
and workshop report: http://www.fao.org/forestry/climatechange/83659/en/
Contact: CSIR
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