Globally, the rate of land use and land cover changes has affeceted the magnitude of soil eroion. Strategies to combat soil erosion can give assistance as solutions to provide food security in many agricultural areas. ...

One of the major challenges facing all categories of farmers globally is climate change. African smallholder farmers are the most vulnerable to changes in climate. In most parts of South Africa, empirical evidence indicates ...

Out of all rain-producing weather systems, cut-off lows (COLs) are linked with the occurrence of high impact rainfall and in some cases short-lived floods which can last for 24 hours over South Africa. This study examined ...

This study presented deviations in the evolution of Cut-off lows (COLs) through four COLs events over the South African domain from a case study point of view. Furthermore, this study demonstrated COLs as cold-cored ...

Malaria is a climate-change concatenated biological hazard that may, like any other natural hazard, can lead to a disaster if there is a failure in handling emergencies or risks. A holistic solution for malaria mitigation ...

Semi-arid regions of Africa are prone to epidemics of malaria. Epidemic malaria occurs along the geographical margins of endemic regions, when the equilibrium between the human, parasite and mosquito vector populations ...

An increase in the level of greenhouse gases (GHGs) in the atmosphere, combined with climatic variability, is likely to bring about extreme climate events, such as tropical storms, heat waves, floods, and droughts. In ...

Many rural communities of South Africa are living without adequate water supplies mainly due to historical lack of infrastructure and effective water reticulation systems. Day to day challenges of accessing water from ...