Zembe Annegrace, Nemakonde Livhuwani D, Chipangura Paul
Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management (African Centre for Disaster Studies), Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.
Disaster Management, Institute of Development Studies, National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.
Jamba. 2022 Feb 22;14(1):1173. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v14i1.1173. eCollection 2022.
Climate change through extreme weather events threatens food security (FS) and the eradication of poverty. Thus, improving FS will require adapting to the impacts of climate change as well as reducing the risks of disasters. However, the nexus between FS, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and climate change adaptation (CCA) is not always reflected in policies, resulting in fragmented implementation. The purpose of this article is to evaluate if there is coherence in the policies for FS, DRR and CCA in South Africa. A qualitative research design was applied, and data were collected through a summative content analysis on 34 policy and legislative documents and 24 key informant interviews (KII). The study found that there are still incoherencies between the current main policy and legislative documents that address CCA, DRR and FS. This study recommends a review of old policy and legislative frameworks promulgated in the 1990s to incorporate cross-cutting issues such as DRR, CCA and FS. This will enhance and strengthen synergies and interconnections between the three policy areas.
极端天气事件导致的气候变化威胁着粮食安全和消除贫困。因此，改善粮食安全需要适应气候变化的影响并降低灾害风险。然而，粮食安全、减少灾害风险（DRR）和适应气候变化（CCA）之间的联系并不总是体现在政策中，导致实施过程分散。本文的目的是评估南非在粮食安全、减少灾害风险和适应气候变化方面的政策是否具有连贯性。采用了定性研究设计，通过对34份政策和立法文件以及24次关键信息人访谈（KII）进行总结性内容分析来收集数据。研究发现，目前处理适应气候变化、减少灾害风险和粮食安全的主要政策和立法文件之间仍然存在不连贯性。本研究建议对20世纪90年代颁布的旧政策和立法框架进行审查，以纳入减少灾害风险、适应气候变化和粮食安全等跨领域问题。这将加强和巩固这三个政策领域之间的协同作用和相互联系。
