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Protecting the Biodiversity of the Cape Peninsula
Summary:
The following case study is featured in the Meister Consultants Group study: *Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Around the World*.
South Africa faces serious challenges associated with climate change. Water scarcity is already very high on the political agenda, and climate change will further aggravate the water situation. Other important challenges include health effects. Biodiversity loss will be especially economically important, given some of the country’s unique natural habitats and their relevance to the tourism industry. South Africa is better prepared to deal with the consequences of climate change than many other African countries because of the availability of more reliable climate data and projections than other African states. Since 2004, South Africa has had a national climate strategy that addresses the need for adaptation. A more detailed adaptation policy is currently under preparation and is expected to be released in 2010.
_Source: Dr. Hans-Peter Meister, I. K., Martina Richwein, Wilson Rickerson, Chad Laurent. Additional contributors: Jeff Snell, Elisa Burchert, Florian Lux. (2009). *Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Around the World.* Boston: Meister Consultants Group. p. 20._
For more detailed information and references refer to: [Floating Houses - Full Report](http://files.mc-group.com/clst/Study%20Climate%20Change%20Adaption.pdf).
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Adaptation Experience:
The Cape Peninsula, on the Atlantic Ocean in the far southwest of Africa, is famous for its impressive biodiversity. The unique ecosystem is not only threatened by the growth of the city of Cape Town, but also by the impacts of climate change. The peninsula’s status as a nature reserve, therefore, is no longer sufficient to protect its biodiversity.
The goal of The Cape Peninsula Biodiversity Conservation Project is to establish a national park. The focus of the initiative is on restricting the spread of invasive non-native species whose spread is linked to climate change, and to develop an action plan for emergency relief in the case of forest fires and coastal pollution. Furthermore, a process for the strategic planning for plant protection was initiated on the Cape Peninsula. Between 1998 and 2005, the project was managed by the National Parks Board and the Table Mountain Trust Fund. The World Bank provided funding.
Source: [Cape Peninsula Biodiversity Conservation Project]: (http://files.mc-group.com/clst/Study%20Climate%20Change%20Adaption.pdf).www.ffem.net/jahia/webdav/site/ffem/users/admiffem/public/Plaquettes_proje/Biodiversity_peninsuleCap_eng.pdf.
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