Department Of Environmental Affairs Climate Change

Department Of Environmental Affairs Climate Change

Climate Change and Air Quality meetings
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2012 Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX).



Governments recognize the importance of coordinating their climate change adaptation plans with disaster risk reduction measures. They also recognize that these policies should be incorporated into their development and poverty eradication programmes.

All states in the southern African sub-region face the challenges of rural and urban poverty, limited water or access to water resources, food insecurity, and other development challenges.





The Regional Outreach Meeting took place from 20 – 22 October 2013 at Leriba Lodge in Centurion, Gauteng. The main goal of the regional outreach meeting is to discuss the SREX approaches on extreme events, by assessing the scientific literature on issues that range from the relationship between climate change and extreme weather and climate events (‘climate extremes’), to the implications of these events for society and sustainable development.



Reports and presentations

  • Biodiversity Sector Response to Climate Change – Climate Change Breakfast Briefing, 05 November 2013
  • The Impacts of Climate Change on the Sector (Agric, Forestry & Fisheries) – Climate Change Breakfast Briefing, 05 November 2013
  • What are the impacts of climate change on health sector – Climate Change Breakfast Briefing, 05 November 2013
  • Adaptation Research Flagship of the NCCRP – Climate Change Breakfast Briefing, 05 November 2013
  • Update on the Implementation of The National Climate Change Response Policy – A focus on Adaptation – Climate Change Breakfast Briefing, 05 November 2013
  • IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events
    and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation  – factsheet
  • Managing Climate Extremes and Disasters in Africa: Lessons from the IPCC SREX Report
  • IPCC SREX full report
  • IPCC SREX Summary for Policy makers
  • SREX powerpoint slide deck