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Central KwaZulu-Natal Climate Change Compact
Approach and Climate Knowledge Networks
Presentation to Study Tour
October 2014
APPROACH
• Create an enabling environment to aid the implementation of climate adaptation
– This includes: • Shared learning through communities of practice (CKZNCCC)
• Access to information and research opportunities – Climate Knowledge Network
• Info re funding opportunities
• Access to national community of practice through DAC partners and other Local Compacts
• Access to global community of practice through DAC global network of Regional Hubs
• Simple reporting through Carbonn Registry (establish baseline, report on progress - leverage for funding and other opportunities)
CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE NETWORK
• Rapidly changing world
• Climate change uncertainty – decision making in a vacuum
• Learn from each other’s experiences
• Need up to date information
The Need For Informed Decision-making
RAPIDLY CHANGING WORLD
• Facing new decisions
– E.g. mainstreaming climate change into municipal operations
• Or our understanding has grown re old decisions and now we have more things to consider
– Law of delict – can’t ignore it if we know about it
– But sometimes don’t have the info to adequately inform these decisions
• Need defendable & transparent decision making
DECISION MAKING AROUND UNCERTAINTY
• Climate change uncertainty
– Know it is changing (science and anecdotal evidence)
– Not sure how much its changing
– How fast
– What the impacts will be
– Where will they occur
– Who / what will be affected
• Have some ideas, based on current climate vulnerability and risk assessments – more than enough to start with
• Need a range of options, and need to know when to use them (scenarios)
EXAMPLES
• Discussion with group
LEARN FROM OTHERS EXPERIENCES
• No need to reinvent the wheel
• Draw on local examples (KZN), national, regional and global
– Look at what has been done elsewhere in the world, particularly if the problem is complex or involves new technologies / methodologies
• Learning exchanges like this one
– Look and learn
– Consult with those involved in the project
• Continue having regular exchanges within our province (CKZNCCC)
• Develop relationships with research institutions
– Locally relevant applied research
– Helps to plug the gaps in knowledge and develop up to date useful info
– Can grow understanding within academia of the kinds of research that is needed
• DAC working on developing more Climate Knowledge Networks
CLIMATE KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS
UCCRN Mission: Enable cities to fulfill their climate change leadership potential in both mitigation and adaptation
• A consortium of over 550+ scholars and practitioners from over 100 developed and developing cities around the world
• First major publication – First UCCRN Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities (ARC3), a four-year effort by 100 authors from 50+ cities around the world. Worldwide launches in Bonn, Sao Paulo, Jakarta, Rio de Janeiro, Naples
• In the process of writing the Second UCCRN Assessment Report on Climate Change and Cities (ARC3-2), with ~130 Authors. Scheduled to be published by end of 2015 by Cambridge University Press
Urban Climate Change Research Network (UCCRN)
9 (Cover TBD)
Temperature Change (2050s) and UCCRN Member Cities
(35 CMIP5 models)
ARC3 Goal To establish on-going, city-centered state-of-knowledge reports to urban decision-makers and help build capacity for action
• Provincial Climate Change Municipal Support Programme
– Motivation: support re Climate Adaptation and Sustainable Energy Planning • Cost: S&T, and occasional venue and catering
• Partner with Climate Scientists
– Motivation: They tasked with developing useful climate information and communication • Cost: Borne by UCT
• Partner with Interdisciplinary Group from UCT
– Tasked with developing transdisciplinarity at university • Cost: Borne by UCT
CASE STUDY - BERGRIVIER
CASE STUDY – BERGRIVIER Cont…
• Partner with NGO
– Local environmental NGO working with Farmers Association in one of the old mission stations in munic • Cost: Borne by NGO
• Local stakeholder involvement
– Facilitated by Munic • Not great, but good enough to start with
• Result – Climate Adaptation Plan adopted by Council and incorporated
into IDP
– 4 Funded transdicsiplinary research projects
– 1 Funded local development project
– Cohesive group of local stakeholders, researchers, munic officials and councillors
– Specialists input into IDP process
– Greater understanding of constraints, barriers, opportunities
CASE STUDY – BERGRIVIER Cont…
TITLE
The Bergrivier municipality and the Groot Winterhoek catchment area: Lessons for water system governance in South Africa; Towards meeting the challenges
presented by climate change and development.
NAMES OF SUPERVISORS & THEIR DEPARTMENTAL AFFILIATIONS
Prof Jan Glazewski, Institute of Marine & Environmental Law, Faculty of Law;
Associate Prof Richard Calland, Democratic Governance Rights Unit (DGRU), Faculty of Law
Dr Kevin Winter: Environmental and Geographical Sciences, Faculty of Science
DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THE STUDENT WILL BE REGISTERED
Public Law
LEVEL OF RESEARCH TOPIC (i.e. PhD, Masters (dissertation), Masters (course work))
PhD; Masters by thesis; Masters mini-dissertation.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT
The primary objectives of this project are: (1) To develop interventions aimed at
information provision to support municipal attempts to raise public awareness
surrounding issues of adaptation and mitigation; (2) To strengthen understanding of the determinants of participation in collective action projects in the Bergrivier
municipality and the potential impact this could have on building community level resilience against climate variability; (3) To create a platform for interdisciplinary
research involving stakeholders from provincial government, municipal
government, universities, and communities which directly impacts on policy formulation.
The primary focus of this study is governance of freshwater water systems in the
Groot Winterhoek catchment area from the standpoint of the Bergrivier Local Municipal (BLM) area. In the local authority area the primary, but not sole, source
of fresh water is the Berg Rivier (the „River‟). It forms the southern boundary of
the municipality before flowing into the Atlantic Ocean in the vicinity of Velddrift. The catchment area goes well beyond the political boundaries of the Bergrivier
Local Municipal („BLM‟) area and includes Stellenbosch and Drakenstein Local Municipalities as well as others. It also forms the boundary between the two
adjoining local authorities: Swartland Local Municipality and Saldanha Local Municipality. There are also two relevant District Municipalities in the catchment
area.
Also involved is the City of Cape Town as a significant amount of water is piped to
Cape Town. Various departments in the Western Cape Province have a keen interest in the BLM area as among other things it is a vital source of agricultural
products for the region. National government also has an interest in this case
mainly through the Department of Water Affairs which administers the National Water Act 36 of 1998 (the “NWA”). The project will study and report on how these
and other relevant government agencies interact and co-operate.
A first step will be to carry out a baseline study to identify all the relevant state and non- state actors involved in the management or use of the freshwater in the
Groot Winterhoek catchment area. This will range from actors at local level
through to provincial and national level of government. The role of international laws and institutions will also be considered particularly as they pertain to climate
change. A second phase will be to outline and assess how these agencies collaborate (or not). This will be done against the backdrop of relevant legislation
TITLE
LONG-TERM LAND USE/LAND COVER CHANGE IN THE GROOT WINTERHOEK MOUNTAIN CATCHMENT IN RESPONSE TO CLIMATE AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC
DRIVERS
NAMES OF SUPERVISORS & THEIR DEPARTMENTAL AFFILIATIONS
M. Timm Hoffman (Biological Sciences), Frank Eckhardt (Environmental &
Geographical Sciences), Martine Visser (School of Economics), Jenifer Gouza (CapeNature)
DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THE STUDENT WILL BE REGISTERED
Biological Sciences
LEVEL OF RESEARCH TOPIC
PhD or possibly two MSc studies (by dissertation or by course-work and mini-
dissertation).
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT
The primary objective of this project is to understand how the broad socio -
ecological systems of the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness area have changed over the
last century in response to both local-global climatic, land use and socio-economic drivers so as to inform policy and practice under future climate, land use and
development settings.
The Berg River Region has changed considerably over the last century in response
to a wide range of socio-ecological and political influences. It is also anticipated that this region will be amongst the worst affected by future climate change. This
study adopts an environmental history approach and will focus on documenting the nature, extent and rate of change within a range of environmental, biological and
abiotic variables within the Groot Winterhoek catchment area. The first focus will be on the climatic record and will include an analysis of climate change
parameters such as temperature, rainfall and wind as well as more detailed
changes in synoptic conditions over the period of observation. A second focus would be on an assessment of the changes in land use and the impact that this has
had on a range of cover classes such as natural vegetation, agricultural land, farm settlements and water bodies. The third component will explore the socio -
economic and political drivers of change. A final component will relate the understanding of environmental change to future projections in the context of
climate change adaptation.
The first component will be addressed by an investigation of climate change
incorporating an analysis of more than just the rainfall and temperature record. Additional indices such as drought, wind and evaporation will also be explored
within a broader context of local synoptic patterns and global phenomena such as
El Nino Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The second focus will use remote sensing and ground photographic archives to document changes in vegetation production and
species composition over time. Historical records from the CSIR‟s archives will be used to document how the key indicators of ecosystem health (such as erosion,
species composition, fire frequency and intensity) have changed over time. The key socio-economic, legislative and political drivers will be explored through an
analysis of the census record but also through the incorporation of oral histories as
told by local farmers and conservationists. It might be possible to draw out common threads from these stories and to develop some deeper understanding of
the variable impact of social, economic, legislative and environmental change on people‟s lives. The final component will be informed by an analysis of how
TITLE
INVESTIGATING THE USE OF LANDSCAPE EDUCATION AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY LEARNING APPROACH TO EXPLORE CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT
NAMES OF SUPERVISORS & THEIR DEPARTMENTAL AFFILIATIONS
Prof John Parkington (Archaeology), Sunet Basson (CapeNature), Dr Hedley Twidle (English Department)
DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THE STUDENT WILL BE REGISTERED
Department of Archaeology
LEVEL OF RESEARCH TOPIC
Masters (dissertation)
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT
The main objective of this project is to develop a resource for the Groot Winterhoek Wilderness Area that seeks to address issues relating to climate change
and development using role play and time travel as an educational tool.
Environmental Education plays a critical role in getting conservation and
environmental management messages across to the broader public. The issues relating to and affecting natural systems are sometimes quite complex and there is
a need to look at alternative mechanisms to convey these messages. Specific issues such as climate change and natural resource flows require an understanding of
temporal and spatial scales. This can sometimes prove challenging when trying to
explain to younger learners and even adults. There is also a need to provide learners with the opportunities for experiential learning.
In 2006 CapeNature and Bridging Ages International in conjunction with the Kalmar
läns Museum started collaborating around the Historic Environment Education work that they have been implementing in Sweden. Historic Environmental Education
uses local historic sites and local history, in an interactive way of learning,
inspiring people and communities about their past. Collaboration between the Swedish partners, CapeNature and the Clanwilliam Living Landscape Project driven
by Prof John Parkington from the University of Cape Town has led to further exploration of the opportunities for learning linking history, environment and
evolution.
Time Travel is an educational method, where the participants actively research
and role play going back in time to an historical event, in order to learn about themselves, their environment and society.
CapeNature is seeking to develop a landscape education resource that would
utilize time travel as a method to convey issues affecting people and their natural
environment including climate change, natural resource utilization and access. The time travel scenarios are developed with the key role players that will participate
in the time travel.
An analysis of current landscape education programmes, specifically the Swedish model, needs to be undertaken. The design questions would require the
development of a manual to guide development of scenarios for time travel.
Monitoring learning outcomes would require the development of a framework or an analysis of current available models that would be effective in measuring such
outcomes.
TITLE
EVALUATION OF THE GREEN AMBASSADORS INITIATIVE IN THE BERGRIVIER MUNICIPALITY
NAMES OF SUPERVISORS & THEIR DEPARTMENTAL AFFILIATIONS
Martine Visser (School of Economics) and Gina Ziervogel (Environmental and
Geographical Studies)
DEPARTMENT IN WHICH THE STUDENT WILL BE REGISTERED
Economics or Environmental & Geographical Studies
LEVEL OF RESEARCH TOPIC
The project has scope for both a PhD and Masters (dissertation) student to work
together in meeting the objectives of the study. Specific goals and outputs will be structured for each, commensurate with the requirements of a PhD and Masters
thesis.
BRIEF OUTLINE OF THE PROJECT
The Green Ambassadors Programme is an exciting new initiative that will be undertaken in the Bergrivier Municipality in support of their Climate Adaptation
Planning. Young unemployed members of the community will be trained as citi zen
journalists engaged in documenting and exploring water related climate adaptation topics over a period of one year. During this process these Green
Ambassadors will be skilled in different media technologies, including the making of short documentaries, blogging, social media use, etc., through which they will
be empowered to tell the stories of their communities. By screening the documentaries at events in the community, we hope to engage the community and
enhance their general understanding and perception around issues related to
climate change and broader sustainability issues.
The research project will engage with the Green Ambassadors Initiative in a number of different ways including evaluating the impact of this programme on
the young ambassadors involved, assessing its effect on the greater community and exploring ways to monitor and evaluate the different collaborative adaptation
responses that will be developed. The research will be conducted in close
collaboration with the Bergrivier Municipality, in addition to the other partners, namely the Western Cape Government and Meshfield, the action-research
consultancy responsible for the project concept and implementation.
PROPOSAL FOR TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT PROGRAMME RELATED TO COUNTRY STRATEGY PAPER II SOUTH AFRICA AND FLANDERS PROPOSAL: Exploring complementary and community currencies as a means to develop resilient local communities and catalyse green and social entrepreneurial capacity
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND ......................................................................................... 1 RATIONALE FOR THE STUDY ...................................................................................................... 4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS/OBJECTIVES .......................................................................................... 7 ALIGNMENT WITH TMS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES ....................................................................... 8 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH AREAS ............................................................................................. 8 METHODOLOGY WITH LOGICAL FRAMEWORK AND PROJECT PLAN ........................................ 9
Start-up Phase ...................................................................................................................... 11 Implementation Phase ......................................................................................................... 11 Consolidation phase ............................................................................................................. 14
MEASURABLE INDICATORS AND DELIVERABLES ..................................................................... 16 ORGANISATIONAL PROFILE AND COMPREHENSIVE CV’S OF THE PROJECT TEAM.................. 18 PARTNERSHIP RELATIONSHIPS ................................................................................................ 22 BUDGET BREAKDOWN IN 3 PARTS: Start up phase + deliverables (30% of budget), core implementation of programme + deliverables (60% of budget), balance (10%). ................... 24 CONTACT DETAILS .................................................................................................................... 25
INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND
“We will never create sustainability while immersed in the present financial system. There is no tax, or interest rate, or disclosure requirement that can overcome the many ways the current money system blocks sustainability. I used not to think this. Indeed, I did not think about the money system at all. I took it for granted as a neutral and inevitable aspect of human society. I now understand…that the prevailing financial system is incompatible with sustainability.” Dennis Meadows (co-author of “Limits to Growth” in foreword to Lietaer et al. (2012) “If a single currency is like a concrete channel designed to carry the maximum amount of water, multiple [complementary] currencies are like wetlands designed to maximize the buffering of the water levels in times of drought and flood.” Chris Martenson, (2011)
This project explores the potential of context-appropriate and responsive complementary currency systems as a means to increase resilience through building adaptive capacity in communities in the face of climate change, increasing economic inequality and high rates of unemployment particularly amongst the youth. Complementary currencies (sometimes called community currencies or local currencies) are regionally based money initiatives that do not replace but rather supplement the national currency system. Their main goal is to grow community networks and support social or environmental goals (such as improving education, addressing juvenile delinquency, healthcare for the elderly, environmental cleanup, and city restoration) by matching unmet local needs with unused local resources.
