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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Exploring ecosystem-based adaptation in Durban, South Africa: "learning-by-doing" at the local government coal face
Environment and Urbanization, Volume 24, No. 1, Year 2012
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The lack of progress in establishing ambitious and legally binding global mitigation targets means that the need for locally based climate change adaptation will increase in vulnerable localities such as Africa. Within this context, "ecosystem-based adaptation" (EBA) is being promoted as a cost-effective and sustainable approach to improving adaptive capacity. Experience with the ongoing development of Durban's Municipal Climate Protection Programme indicates that achieving EBA in cities means moving beyond the conceptualization of a uniform, one-size-fits-all layer of street trees and parks to a more detailed understanding of the complex ecology of indigenous ecosystems and their resilience under climate change conditions. It also means engaging with the role that this "bio-infrastructure" plays in improving the quality of life and socioeconomic opportunities of the most vulnerable human communities. Despite the long-term sustainability gains of this approach, implementation in Durban has been shown to be both technically challenging and resource intensive. The close association between human and ecological systems in addressing climate change adaptation has also led to the development of the concept of "community ecosystem-based adaptation". © 2012 International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).
Authors & Co-Authors
Roberts, Debra C.
South Africa, Durban
Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department Epcpd
Boon, Richard G.C.
South Africa, Durban
Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department Epcpd
Diederichs, Nicci
South Africa, Durban
Future Works
Douwes, Errol
South Africa, Durban
Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department Epcpd
Govender, Natasha
South Africa, Durban
Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department Epcpd
McInnes, Alistair M.
South Africa, Durban
Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department Epcpd
McLean, Cameron
South Africa, Durban
Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department Epcpd
O'Donoghue, Sean H.
South Africa, Durban
Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department Epcpd
Spires, Meggan
South Africa, Durban
Environmental Planning and Climate Protection Department Epcpd
Statistics
Citations: 194
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0956247811431412
ISSN:
09562478
e-ISSN:
17460301
Research Areas
Disability
Environmental
Study Locations
South Africa