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CSAG Climate Frontiers Podcast Series
Listen to this series of podcasts hosted by the Climate Systems Analysis Group (CSAG) at the University of Cape Town. These are conversations between researchers and partners across Africa and globally, covering a range of topics from climate science to social science and philosophy.
Should resilience-building projects (always) be socially acceptable?
This paper asks "What makes humanitarian and development projects socially acceptable?" It combines various sources to gain insight into people’s lived experiences of (trying) to build resilience.
An agenda for risk-informed decision-making
Summary More frequent and intense climate extremes are expected as the climate changes; this, combined with changing patterns of exposure...
Economics of Climate Resilience: Flood Management
Executive summary In combination with sea level rise (and coastal erosion), changing rainfall patterns, including events of higher rainfall intensity,...
Urban Health Risks in Latin America
Introduction We explored whether the health risks related to air pollution and temperature extremes are spatially and socioeconomically differentiated within...
Mainstreaming Climate and Disaster Risk Management into Economic Development in Madagascar
This project provides assistance to the Government of Madagascar and key stakeholders to mainstream hazard risk management into key economic...
Socio-economic indicators of vulnerability to climate hazards in Nepal
This work on socio-economic indices was supporting research for the larger ACCCA project managed by UNITAR, which aimed to increase capacity to adapt to climate change in Nepal.
Framing climate change adaptation in policy and practice
Understanding current and future climate change impacts, and how best to respond, are major challenges for Australian communities. Decision-makers need...
Participatory multi-level vulnerability assessment in northern Mali: Understanding socio-ecological complexity
Participatory multi-level vulnerability assessment in northern Mali
Share your vulnerability assessment information & experiences
If/when you and your colleagues have conducted a vulnerability assessment in the area(s) you are working, it would be great...