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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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.
Towards developing a common language for climate change in the City of Cape Town
This research aimed to better understand and circumvent language discrepancies at a city scale. It provides a toolkit to better understand and overcome terminology barriers.
Discourse analysis as a method for understanding urban governance
This briefing note is an introduction into the definition and method of discourse analysis and outlines its application within the FRACTAL focal cities.
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