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Intro -- Peer Review Process -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Contributors -- Part I: Introduction and Background -- 1: Contextualising the Increasing Risk of Floods and Tornadoes -- 1.1 Introduction and Background -- 1.2 The Increasing Risk of Floods -- 1.2.1 Why Is Flooding Risk Increasing -- 1.2.2 Flood Preparedness -- 1.3 Tornadoes: Trends and Distribution -- 1.3.1 The Meteorology of Tornadoes -- 1.3.2 The Trends of Tornadoes -- 1.3.3 Tornadoes and Climate Change -- 1.3.4 Risks Posed by Tornadoes -- 1.3.5 The Changing Character of Tornadoes -- 1.3.6 Building Resilience to Tornadoes -- 1.4 Materials and Methods Used in the Book -- 1.5 Book Outline -- References -- Part II: Flood Modelling, Early Warning and Partnerships -- 2: Satellite-Based Approaches in the Detection and Monitoring of Selected Hydrometeorological Disasters -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Literature Review -- 2.2.1 Heavy Rainfall Monitoring Tools -- 2.2.2 Flood Identification Tools -- 2.2.3 Characteristics of the Main Satellite Emergency Management Mechanisms -- 2.2.4 The Use of Optical Remote Sensing in Monitoring Flood Damage on Agriculture -- 2.3 Material and Methods -- 2.3.1 Heavy Rainfall Detection -- 2.3.2 Flood Detection -- 2.3.3 Satellite Emergency Mapping Mechanisms Response to Cyclones Idai and Kenneth -- 2.3.4 Analysis of Effects of Flooding Events on Agriculture -- 2.4 Results and Discussions -- 2.4.1 Heavy Rainfall Detection: The Case of Cyclones Kenneth and Idai -- 2.4.2 Flood Detection and Damage Assessment: Cyclones Kenneth and Idai Case Study -- 2.4.3 Damages to Vegetation -- 2.5 Conclusions -- References -- 3: ICT Readiness for Flood Risk Reduction and Management: Lessons from Eastern Cape Province's Port St Johns Municipality, South Africa -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Literature Review.

The challenges associated with climate change in local governments are growing daily. One such challenge is water security, an aspect that draws us to the subject matter of climate change adaptation. This article discusses findings about institutional complexities surrounding Day Zero, a concept associated with water taps running dry because of drought conditions as aggravated by climate change in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The thrust on institutional complexities is deliberate, as this affects how crisis situations like Day Zero were handled. The data were generated mainly from the actor–actant–network theory, events study as well as document and discourse analysis methods. The actor–actant–network theory is used widely to trace how actors (humans) and actants (non-human phenomena) interact in space and time through their networks, following narratives like Day Zero, and act on climate-related matters. The analysis applied elements of grounded theory, resulting in categories and themes emerging for discussion. The article found that narratives surrounding Day Zero were embedded in both political and administrative dilemmas and red tape. Despite these challenges, the article concludes that Day Zero remains one of the landmark learning points for climate change adaptation and water security in Cape Town, South Africa, and in other cities across the world. The article recommends that Day Zero experiences continue to be embraced positively and documented further to enhance local government climate adaptation for water security currently and into the future as well.

The challenges associated with climate change in local governments are growing daily. One such challenge is water security, an aspect that draws us to the subject matter of climate change adaptation. This article discusses findings about institutional complexities surrounding Day Zero, a concept associated with water taps running dry because of drought conditions as aggravated by climate change in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The thrust on institutional complexities is deliberate, as this affects how crisis situations like Day Zero were handled. The data were generated mainly from the actor–actant–network theory, events study as well as document and discourse analysis methods. The actor–actant–network theory is used widely to trace how actors (humans) and actants (non-human phenomena) interact in space and time through their networks, following narratives like Day Zero, and act on climate-related matters. The analysis applied elements of grounded theory, resulting in categories and themes emerging for discussion. The article found that narratives surrounding Day Zero were embedded in both political and administrative dilemmas and red tape. Despite these challenges, the article concludes that Day Zero remains one of the landmark learning points for climate change adaptation and water security in Cape Town, South Africa, and in other cities across the world. The article recommends that Day Zero experiences continue to be embraced positively and documented further to enhance local government climate adaptation for water security currently and into the future as well.

The challenges associated with climate change in local governments are growing daily. One such challenge is water security, an aspect that draws us to the subject matter of climate change adaptation. This article discusses findings about institutional complexities surrounding Day Zero, a concept associated with water taps running dry because of drought conditions as aggravated by climate change in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. The thrust on institutional complexities is deliberate, as this affects how crisis situations like Day Zero were handled. The data were generated mainly from the actor–actant–network theory, events study as well as document and discourse analysis methods. The actor–actant–network theory is used widely to trace how actors (humans) and actants (non-human phenomena) interact in space and time through their networks, following narratives like Day Zero, and act on climate-related matters. The analysis applied elements of grounded theory, resulting in categories and themes emerging for discussion. The article found that narratives surrounding Day Zero were embedded in both political and administrative dilemmas and red tape. Despite these challenges, the article concludes that Day Zero remains one of the landmark learning points for climate change adaptation and water security in Cape Town, South Africa, and in other cities across the world. The article recommends that Day Zero experiences continue to be embraced positively and documented further to enhance local government climate adaptation for water security currently and into the future as well.

The Rio+20 outcomes document, the Future We Want, enshrines green economy as one of the platforms to attain sustainable development and calls for measures that seek to address climate change and biodiversity management. This paper audits climate change policies from selected east and southern African countries to determine the extent to which climate change legislation mainstreams biodiversity and wildlife management. A scan of international, continental, regional and national climate change policies was conducted to assess whether they include biodiversity and/or wildlife management issues. The key finding is that many climate change policy–related documents, particularly the National Adaptation Programme of Actions (NAPAs), address threats to biodiversity and wildlife resources. However, international policies like the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and Kyoto Protocol do not address the matter under deliberation. Regional climate change policies such as the East African Community, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa and African Union address biodiversity and/or wildlife issues whilst the Southern African Development Community region does not have a stand-alone policy for climate change. Progressive countries like Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania and Zambia have recently put in place detailed NAPAs which are mainstream responsive strategies intended to address climate change adaptation in the wildlife sector. ; https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v8i3.254