CSAG is the climatology research group hosted in the ENGEO department at the University of Cape Town. CSAG is a dynamic group of multi-disciplinary scientists with research projects linked to all aspects of the climate system.
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Vulnerability
Guidelines and tools for assessing the social and biophysical vulnerability to climate change.
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Climate Frontiers Podcast Series
This podcast series presents an accessible perspective on topics often hidden behind academic language. Through conversations with researchers and partners across Africa and internationally, the series covers a range of topics within physical climate science, through to social science and philosophy.
Learning from climate change perceptions in southern African cities
This study provides commentary about climate change risk perceptions in an urban southern African context.
Step-by-step guide: Using climate information to support adaptation planning and policy-making
Guidance on how to quickly and easily access climate data for many locations across Africa, using an interactive map.
FRACTAL Learning - Adaptation Inspiration Theme Module 1-6 Summary
This is a summary article signposting the FRACTAL Learning modules 1-6 on inspirational adaptation cases in Africa.
Transformative adaptation in cities
A review of academic and grey literature addressing transformative adaptation, with a focus on cities, including two case studies, Durban in South Africa and Harare in Zimbabwe.
Co-exploratory climate risk workshops
The paper describes a place-based co-exploratory analysis of climate risks.
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