Climate Change Impacts and Challenges of Combating Food Insecurity in Rural Somkhele, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

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作者
Leonard, Llewellyn [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ South Africa UNISA, Coll Agr & Environm Sci, Dept Environm Sci, ZA-1709 Johannesburg, South Africa
关键词
climate change; food security; South Africa; sustainable livelihoods; adaptation; mitigation; governance; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE; ADAPTATION; DISTRICT; COMMUNITIES; FARMERS;
D O I
10.3390/su142316023
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
Climate change poses immense challenges for food security in most developing countries. The extent to which residents are able to reduce their impact on food resources and adapt to climate change will have implications for their livelihoods. Although climate change research has explored adaptation strategies to mitigate the negative effects on food security, empirical work on how climate change affects rural household food security in South Africa has been limited. This paper examines not only how climate change affects food security, but also residential challenges in combating climate change and food security. This paper focused on the Somkhele rural community located in the uMkhanyakude District Municipality of Northern KwaZulu-Natal, an area affected by water scarcity induced by climate change. A questionnaire was used to ascertain the views of 424 households on the impacts of climate variability on food security and the coping mechanisms and challenges involved in secure livelihoods. The results indicate that climate change has affected agricultural productivity and the use of water in households, especially since 2015. Food security is shaped by unemployment and a lack of financial capital. The local government did not assist with the required infrastructure to obtain water. Good governance and reflexive approaches are required to take into account household livelihood strategies and indigenous knowledge systems to ensure that support against the impacts of climate change is relevant
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