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The Long-Term Adaptation Flagship Research Programme (LTAS)
The Long-Term Adaptation Flagship Research Programme (LTAS) responds to the South African National Climate Change Response White Paper by undertaking climate change adaptation research and scenario planning for South Africa and the Southern African sub-region. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) is leading the process in collaboration with technical research partner the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) as well as technical and financial assistance from the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ).
Phase 2 of the Long-Term Adaptation Flagship Research Programm include the following:
- Climate Change Adaptation Perspectives for the South African Development Community (SADC)
- Climate Information and early warning systems for supporting the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Sector in South Africa under Future Climates
- Climate Change Adaptation Perspectives for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management in South Africa
- Climate Change Adaptation Perspectives on Urban, Rural, and Coastal Human Settlements in South Africa
- Climate Change Adaptation Perspectives on Food Security in South Africa
- Climate Change Adaptation Perspectives to future Climates in South Africa
- Long Term Adaptation Scenarios for South Africa
Phase 1 of the Long-Term Adaptation Scenarios include the following:
- Climate Change Implications for the Agriculture and Forestry Sectors in South Africa
- Climate Change Implications for the Biodiversity Sector in South Africa
- Climate Trends and Scenarios for South Africa
- Climate Change Implications for Human Health in South Africa
- Climate Change Implications for Marine Fisheries in South Africa
- Summary for Policy-Makers
- Climate Change Implications for the Water Sector in South Africa
Climate Action Now!
The objectives of the campaign are to:
- Build awareness of the causes and effects of climate change
- Mobilise South African businesses, households and stakeholders to take action on climate change.
- The campaign aims to unite government, business, labour, and civil society to save the future by taking action on climate change now.
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Green Fund
The Government of South Africa through the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) has set up a Green Fund to support the transition to a low carbon, resource efficient and climate resilient development path delivering high impact economic, environmental and social benefits. This section of the website provides pages on: About the Fund, funding windows, eligibility criteria, institutional requirements, project phases and related publication.
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Green Economy
In this section of the website will find pages on: About Green Economy, programme guides page contains information pertaining to the National Greening Framework documents spanning to the 2010 World Cup greening initiatives to current. Resource page provides documents such as NSSD, Green Economy Modelling Report and other documents relevant / related to the subject.
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Green Economy for Sustainable Development
The country’s sustainable development vision is outlined in the National Framework for Sustainable Development (2008) as “South Africa aspires to be a sustainable, economically prosperous and self-reliant nation state that safeguards its democracy by meeting the fundamental human needs of its people, by managing its limited ecological resources responsibly for current and future generations, and by advancing efficient and effective integrated planning and governance through national, regional and global collaboration”.
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Donor Funded projects
The Branch: Environmental Advisory Services interacts with donors interested in assisting South Africa to address environmental as well as climate change challenges. In this section of the website you will find the following pages: About Donor Funded projects, the fund categories available within the multilateral and bilateral agreements and info on structure of the programmes / projects.
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Related events with media products
Presentations
CoP 21 breakfast session
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa, will host an interactive multi-stakeholder breakfast engagement in preparation for South Africa’s participation in the 21st Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Paris.
The international climate change talks, to be held from 30 November to 11 December 2015, are expected to be the culmination of a four-year negotiation process that was initiated in Durban at CoP17 in 2011.
>> Speech: Minister Molewa’s speech during climate change talks, CoP 21 breakfast session
>> Mr Makhubele's talking points for the climate change breakfast session
2014 National Climate Change Response Dialogue
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), in collaboration with the Inter-Governmental Committee on Climate Change (IGCCC) organised a four day national dialogue and conference on South Africa’s National Climate Change Response, focusing on implementation. Titled: “South Africa is transitioning to a lower carbon and climate resilient economy and society".
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2013 IPCC SREX Regional Outreach Meeting
The SREX Regional Outreach Event is part of a series of initiatives aimed at disseminating “The IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation” (SREX) in Southern Africa and promoting dialogue among a wide range of stakeholders on the implication of the report for the region.
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2013 Inter-Governmental Committee on Climate Change - Workshop
The workshop provided an opportunity for information-sharing with a broader range of stakeholders. It was also an opportunity to engage with the climate change programmes that are being implemented at the provincial and local levels.
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Related media products
This section of the website provides image galleries related to international issues that the department has engaged on. These include the various Conferences of Parties, BASIC meetings, ceremonies to mark signing of cooperation agreements among others.
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