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A Review of Rural Communities’ Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Limpopo Province in South Africa

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العنوان: A Review of Rural Communities’ Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Case of Limpopo Province in South Africa
المؤلفون: RANKOANA, Sejabaledi
المصدر: International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science; Vol. 4 No. 6 (2023): International Journal of Environmental, Sustainability, and Social Science (November – December 2023); 1742 - 1754 ; 2721-0871 ; 2720-9644 ; 10.38142/ijesss.v4i6
بيانات النشر: PT Keberlanjutan Strategis Indonesia
سنة النشر: 2023
مصطلحات موضوعية: Climate change, climate exposure, climate sensitivity, vulnerability, rural community, subsistence production, None
جغرافية الموضوع: None
الوصف: Climate change threatens the livelihood of rural communities that depend on climate-sensitive resources. The risks and consequences of climate change, to which rural areas are especially susceptible, are discussed in this review. The review summarizes previous studies on rural communities' susceptibility to the impacts of changing climatic conditions. Previous studies on climate change in South Africa's Limpopo Province provide the information used in this review. The findings indicate that rural communities are vulnerable to rising temperatures and unpredictable precipitation. The communities are exposed to higher temperatures, less rainfall, and intermittent drought. Subsistence agricultural and livestock production and water supplies are two examples of climate-dependent livelihood resources vulnerable to weather variability and change. These resulted in food insecurity and water scarcity in many rural areas. This review helps fill a gap in understanding the importance of assessing the vulnerability of rural communities with climate-dependent livelihood resources. The study recommends detailed community-based adaptation measures to counteract the detrimental effects of climatic stresses on people's means of subsistence. Adaptation policies to climate change could be strengthened by incorporating indigenous adaptation techniques and community voices into response efforts.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
وصف الملف: application/pdf
اللغة: English
Relation: http://journalkeberlanjutan.com/index.php/ijesss/article/view/722/760; http://journalkeberlanjutan.com/index.php/ijesss/article/view/722
DOI: 10.38142/ijesss.v4i6.722
الاتاحة: http://journalkeberlanjutan.com/index.php/ijesss/article/view/722
https://doi.org/10.38142/ijesss.v4i6.722
Rights: Copyright (c) 2023 Sejabaledi RANKOANA ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.C380055A
قاعدة البيانات: BASE
الوصف
DOI:10.38142/ijesss.v4i6.722