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Global warming and psychotraumatology of natural disasters: the case of the deadly rains and floods of April 2022 in South Africa
(Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique, 2023)
Climate change and global warming have led to an increased incidence of flooding across the world. Against the backdrop of the recent devastating floods in the Kwazulu-Natal province of South Africa, this paper explores ...
Stakeholder-derived recommendations and actions to support deep-reef conservation in the Western Indian Ocean
(Wiley, 2022)
Deep reefs below 30mprovide essential ecosystem services for ocean health and
human well-being such as food security and climate change resilience. Yet, deep
reefs remain poorly researched and largely unprotected, including ...
Modelling the distribution of the invasive Ziziphus mauritiana along road corridors in Zimbabwe
(Wiley, 2019)
We investigate how human fruit consumption affects the spread of the alien invasive
Ziziphus mauritiana along road corridors in northern Zimbabwe. A field survey was
conducted to identify and map Z. Mauritiana stems at ...
Deep-sea fisheries as resilient bioeconomic systems for food and nutrition security and sustainable development
(Elsevier, 2023)
population, contributing to a substantial shift toward fishing in the mesopelagic zone. These areas contain a
potentially huge amount of fish biomass. Considering that the global population will demand an increase of ...
Impacts of climate variability and drought on surface water resources in sub-saharan africa using remote sensing: A review
(Remote Sensing, 2022)
Climate variability and recurrent droughts have caused remarkable strain on water resources in most regions across the globe, with the arid and semi-arid areas being the hardest hit. The impacts have been notable on surface ...
Eighth Annual Julius Nyerere Memorial Lecture Presented by Kumi Naidoo in 2011
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Eighth Annual Julius Nyerere Memorial Lecture
Presented by Kumi Naidoo in 2011
From benthic to floating: phytoplankton dynamics in African freshwater lakes and reservoirs
(Elsevier, 2023)
This chapter reviewed phytoplankton communities in African freshwater lakes and reservoirs and further assessed the latitudinal diversity gradient (LDG) which has been used to explain species variations in other taxonomic ...
Dispersal and coastal geomorphology limit potential for mangrove range expansion under climate change
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2022)
Latitudinal range limits for mangroves on high-energy, wave-dominated coasts are controlled by geomorphological features and estuarine dynamics. Mangroves reach a southern global range limit along the South African coastline, ...
Climate change and agrarian justice
(University of the Western Cape, 2022)
Three papers formed the focus of this session. Zehra Yaţın et al presented on the environmentalisation of the agrarian question and the agrarianisation of the climate justice movement. Noemi Gonda et al presented on ...