Climate Systems Regional Report: Southern Africa [Annex 29]

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2012-08

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The paper provides an overview of climatic changes, rainfall patterns, meteorology, and climate variability patterns in local climates south of the Sahara for the five urban centres chosen for the study: Cape Town, South Africa, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; Maputo, Mozambique; Windhoek, Namibia; and Port St. Louis, Mauritius. South Africa alone can be divided into 11 climatic regions. This annex is part of a wider study “Sub-Saharan African Cities: A Five-City Network to Pioneer Climate Adaptation through Participatory Research and Local Action.”

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Annex 29 from "Adaptation to Climate Change: Stakeholder engagement and understanding impacts - International Council for Local Environment Initiatives (ICLEI) (Section 21)" list of annexure

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT, PARTICIPATORY ACTION RESEARCH, POLICY, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, SOUTH AFRICA--CAPE TOWN, TANZANIA, NAMIBIA, MOZAMBIQUE, MAURITIUS, MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, DECISION MAKING, ADAPTIVE CAPACITY, SOUTH OF SAHARA, COASTAL AREAS

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