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Climate governance in South Africa: challenges, risks and opportunities
Mini Dissertation(MA)--University of Pretoria, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/107819 Climate governance in South Africa: challenges, risks and opportunities Africa, Sandy u19235552@tuks.co.za Mashao, Tshiamo, K UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Climate Governance Policy Government Local Mini Dissertation(MA)--University of Pretoria, 2025. This mini-dissertation examines the state of climate governance in three diverse South African municipalities, namely the City of Cape Town, eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality (Durban), and Amathole District Municipality. Using a qualitative literature review research approach, this study examines the barriers, potential benefits, and risks associated with inadequate climate adaptation and mitigation at the local government level. The research investigates local governments' responses to climate change through their planning, policies, and implementation. The study reveals significant gaps in governance, including institutional fragmentation, deficits in financial and technical capacity, weak public engagement, and a lack of policy direction. Yet, it also identifies opportunities, including increased intergovernmental collaboration, community-based adaptation, and the mainstreaming of climate strategies (including indigenous knowledge) into municipal development planning. The study also addresses the risks of climate-induced disasters, socio-economic inequalities, and infrastructural vulnerabilities. The results show that climate governance in the city municipalities of Cape Town and eThekwini has been improving but is not adequate yet, especially in rural and low-resourced districts like Amathole. The study concludes by providing practical recommendations for the development of adaptive capacity, policy coherence, and participatory governance, with the intention of enhancing overall resilience. At a more fundamental level, however, the study aims to untangle the complexity of South African climate governance with a view to clarifying the development of more efficient and just climate policies. Mastercard Scholars Program Political Sciences MA (Political Science) Unrestricted Faculty of Humanities SDG-13: Climate action 2026-02-04T09:24:25Z 2026-02-04T09:24:25Z 2026 2025 Mini Dissertation * April 2026 (A2026) http://hdl.handle.net/2263/107819 Disclaimer Letter en © 2024 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Climate Governance Policy Government Local Climate governance in South Africa: challenges, risks and opportunities |
| title | Climate governance in South Africa: challenges, risks and opportunities |
| title_full | Climate governance in South Africa: challenges, risks and opportunities |
| title_fullStr | Climate governance in South Africa: challenges, risks and opportunities |
| title_full_unstemmed | Climate governance in South Africa: challenges, risks and opportunities |
| title_short | Climate governance in South Africa: challenges, risks and opportunities |
| title_sort | climate governance in south africa challenges risks and opportunities |
| topic | UCTD Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Climate Governance Policy Government Local |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/107819 |