Vulnerability, Coping and Adaptation within the Context of Climate Change and HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Vulnerability, Coping and Adaptation within the Context of Climate Change and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Investigating strategies and Practices to strengthen Livelihoods and Food Security, Improve Health and build Recilience

Project Details
Organisation(s) involved: Department of Environmental Science Rodes University South Africa), University of Alberta (Canada) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
Project Objective/ Description: The Project looks at multiple stressors, specifically health and environment issues, and how these are impacted by changes in climatic conditions in order to identify and implement appropriate community-based adaptation practices through a social learning approach.
Location: Eastern Cape, South Africa; Three locations, one close to Queenstown, and two locations south of Coffee Bay
Contact: Nick Hamer, n.hamer@ru.ac.za