Climate Justice in Southern Africa

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Resource type

Reports

Resource link

https://knowledgehub.southernafricatrust.org/site/assets/files/2147/climate-justice-in-southern-africa.pdf

Author or organization

Southern Africa Trust + Open Society Initiative for Southern AfricaProperty "Author" has a restricted application area and cannot be used as annotation property by a user.

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Date published

2021

Translations

Key themes

Climate Change, Climate Justice

Geographical focus

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Summary

This paper draws on substantial evidence showing the region’s exposure to extreme climate-related events such as floods, droughts and cyclones as well as unprecedented rainfall and temperature variations. Case studies show that extreme weather events are impacting communities economically and socially due to environmental losses, damage to infrastructure and erosion of livelihoods with consequences for human rights and social justice in the region

Climate Change, Climate Justice +
This paper draws on substantial evidence sThis paper draws on substantial evidence showing the region’s exposure to extreme climate-related events such as floods, droughts and cyclones as well as unprecedented rainfall and temperature variations. Case studies show that extreme weather events are impacting communities economically and socially due to environmental losses, damage to infrastructure and erosion of livelihoods with consequences for human rights and social justice in the regionan rights and social justice in the region +