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Climate Change Research in South Africa

Climate Change Research in South Africa. Presentation to DME Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, Cape Town, 28 August. By MP de Wit, CSIR. Overview. What is climate change research? In response to which key issues? What are the future trends in climate change research?

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Climate Change Research in South Africa

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  1. Climate Change Research in South Africa Presentation to DME Parliamentary Portfolio Committee, Cape Town, 28 August. By MP de Wit, CSIR

  2. Overview • What is climate change research? • In response to which key issues? • What are the future trends in climate change research? • The state of research in SA • Conclusions

  3. What is climate change research? • Includes “softer” activities such as policy advice, client reports, national communications and capacity building activities • Many interlinkages with other research programmes, for example energy efficiency, biodiversity loss, economic performance, but for this report: • Is the primary motivation of the research related to climate change? • If the primary motivation of the research is not climate change per se, what realistic part of the research is directly related to climate change?

  4. Adverse effects on ecosystems, human health and welfare Adverse effects on economy Kyoto Protocol mechanisms Technology transfer Land use, land use change and forestry Capacity building Policy development Research - in response to which issues?

  5. Post Kyoto research agenda • Increase the reliability of scientific predictions • Complex link between pure research and policy making => policy development

  6. CSIR Environmentek, Transportek DEAT DME DWAF DTI Earthlife Africa EDRC Energy Transf. CC Enerwise ERI Eskom IEF IFS IIEC KPMG MEPC NBI Natural Capital CC Peer consultants Universities Wiechers Environmental Consulting SA Weather Services State of research in SA: institutions

  7. State of research: key SA issues

  8. State of Research: national communications categories

  9. Conclusions • Significant increase in value of research activity since Sept 2000 • Relative % on policy development and economic aspects still small • Bulk of research work is FCCC compliance driven, but changes towards more pro-activeness

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