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Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana
Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2025.
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/134837 Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana Tenego, Mandisa Angela Mash, Bob Lueme, Christian Likotola Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Family and Emergency Medicine. Family Medicine and Primary Care. Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Botswana Climatic changes -- Health aspects -- Botswana Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Botswana Climate change mitigation -- Botswana Climate change adaptation -- Botswana Resilience (Ecology) -- Botswana Sustainable development -- Botswana UCTD Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2025. Tenego, M. A. 2025. Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana. Unpublished masters thesis. Stellenbosch: Stellenbosch University [online]. Available: https://scholar.sun.ac.za/items/e4ba9a7f-6055-44a4-a7fa-d1ac1e0b52e0 ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Climate change poses biologic, social and economic threats to vulnerable populations, particularly in Sub Saharan Africa. The Matsaudi community in the Okavango region of Botswana is heavily reliant on tourism and rain fed agriculture. The community faces social and health related risks from climate hazards. Solutions are needed. Unfortunately, a paucity of studies exists in these marginalized communities. Aim: To explore the health and social effects of climate change on the Matsaudi community and enable them to build a climate resilience plan. Methods: A participatory action research approach was guided by the Climate and Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis Handbook. Two workshops with 16 participants (community members and stakeholders) mapped climate hazards, assessed vulnerabilities and capacities, identified the risks. A group consensus was reached on a climate resilience plan to address the risks. Results: Matsaudi climate hazards include droughts, floods and extreme heat. Vulnerabilities were geographical isolation, economies dependent on climate sensitive industries and inadequate infrastructure. There were both social and health risks including outbreaks of diseases and threatened livelihoods because of climate hazards. The capacities were a young population, strong local governmental and nongovernmental institutions. The solutions included climate education, malaria prevention and creation of water security infrastructure like boreholes, irrigation systems and storm water drainage improvements. Conclusion: The participatory methodology enabled co-creation of contextualised climate adaptation strategies against the effects of climate change. Strengthening community-based adaptation programs and improving water infrastructure are ways the community found to increase its climate resilience. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar. Masters 2026-01-12T08:52:50Z 2026-01-12T08:52:50Z 2025-12 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/134837 en Stellenbosch University 38 pages : illustrations, maps application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Botswana Climatic changes -- Health aspects -- Botswana Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Botswana Climate change mitigation -- Botswana Climate change adaptation -- Botswana Resilience (Ecology) -- Botswana Sustainable development -- Botswana UCTD Tenego, Mandisa Angela Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana |
| title | Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana |
| title_full | Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana |
| title_short | Evaluating the climate-related capacities and vulnerabilities of the Matsaudi Community in Botswana |
| title_sort | evaluating the climate related capacities and vulnerabilities of the matsaudi community in botswana |
| topic | Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Botswana Climatic changes -- Health aspects -- Botswana Climatic changes -- Environmental aspects -- Botswana Climate change mitigation -- Botswana Climate change adaptation -- Botswana Resilience (Ecology) -- Botswana Sustainable development -- Botswana UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/134837 |
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