Assignment 1 Semester 1 2026
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Due Date: 31 March 2026
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, QUESTION 1
MITIGATION STRATEGIES TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN
SOUTH AFRICA
1. INTRODUCTION
As convenor of a presidential task team on climate resilience, this paper sets out
targeted mitigation strategies for South Africa, a country increasingly affected by
extreme weather events including prolonged droughts, severe flooding, heatwaves
and coastal storm surges. These climate-related shocks have disrupted
infrastructure, threatened food security, damaged livelihoods and deepened socio-
economic inequality. Recent flooding in KwaZulu-Natal and recurring droughts in the
Eastern Cape illustrate the growing intensity and frequency of climate-related
disasters. Climate change therefore presents not only an environmental crisis, but
also a developmental and governance challenge.
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