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South Africa Top Risks

FACTS AND FIGURES

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Centre for Environmental Rights. (2021). If we don’t take climate action now, this is what life in South Africa will look like https://cer.org.za/news/
if-we-dont-act-now-on-climate-change-this-is-what-life-in-south-africa-will-look-like
Institute for Security Studies. (2021). Urban South Africa is ill-prepared for the coming climate change storm https://issafrica.org/iss-today/
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Department of Forestry, Fisheries & Environment. South Africa’s 2nd Climate Change Report https://www.dffe.gov.za/otherdocuments/reports/
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The Conversation. (2021). Climate Change has already hit Southern Africa. Here’s how we know https://theconversation.com/climate-change-
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). 2021. 6th Assessment Report: Physical Science Basis https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-
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website Bloomberg, said in a March 2021 report. https://www.polity.org.za/article/south-africa-the-12th-biggest-source-of-greenhouse-gases-
yes-but-thats-not-the-only-measure-that-matters-2021-04-19

EXPERT OPINION

Leo Long Dr. Storm Potts Dr. Arthur Linke Simon Van Wyk
Climate Change Specialist, Head of Global Climate Risk Intelligence Risk Intelligence
South African Forestry Change and Policy, Committee Member, Committee Member,
Company SOC Limited SASOL Ltd IRMSA IRMSA

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mitigate the impacts. Although Government has SA is particularly vulnerable to changing weather
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