This poster provides at-a-glance information denoting conditions in each of 11 Southern African countries (South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe), and illustrates initiatives un
Conventional energy generation is a fundamental cause for competing demands on natural resources of both water and energy sectors, and is a significant contributor to anthropogenic climate change.
This paper outlines research in the area of water and energy supply in Southern African countries: South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
National development plans focus upon energy and water separately, often not integrating the other sector’s resource use. This contributes to programme failures in the long run.
Local communities have developed indicators to forecast climatic events.
Research on climate change and its impact on the vulnerable is fairly well developed in Southern Africa. The transfer of knowledge from scientists to policymakers, however, remains weak.