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Evaluating SA’s climate change transition readiness

Is South African agriculture ready for the transition that climate change demands?

Some parts of South Africa experienced more than seven years of drought before 2021/22, while other regions have exceeded rainfall records that had been standing for over 100 years, during January and February this year.

The Global Risk Report of the World Economic Forum (WEF) published in early 2022 contains a list of 10 severe risks facing the world over the. Five are climate-related, three are related to society, one is economic, and only one is political.

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