Enhancing climate change adaptation governance through transforming institutions in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province, South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorAdom, Richard Kwame
dc.contributor.authorSimatele, Mulala Danny
dc.contributor.authorDas, Dillip Kumar
dc.contributor.authorKulumba, Ahmed Mukalazi
dc.contributor.authorMazinyo, Sonwabo
dc.contributor.authorMudau, Lindelani
dc.contributor.authorSithole, Mikateko
dc.contributor.authorKubanza, Serge
dc.contributor.authorVogel, Coleen
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Leocadia
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-29T07:26:01Z
dc.date.available2025-09-29T07:26:01Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-17
dc.descriptionThis paper recommends better coordination between national, provincial and local governments as well as the private sector towards climate change activities and capacity to ensure that climate change actions are effectively implemented.
dc.description.abstractPurpose – Globally, climate change governance continues to be a significant challenge to policymakers, environmentalists and politicians despite international summits, conferences and programmes designed to find sustainable solutions to the climate change crises. Climate change continues to be viewed primarily as a challenge for the future, whereas many leaders and administrators globally regard it as an environmental issue rather than a challenge that encompasses all aspects of life. In South Africa, these misleading perceptions of climate change continue to prevail both at national and local levels. The government and private organisations do not attach the required levels of urgency needed to address the climate change crisis. While numerous policies and institutions have been established to address these challenges, they lack financial backing, coordination and synergy that cut across the broad objectives of environmental, social and economic agendas. Additionally, weak, eroding trust and manipulating of institutions continue to hinder effective policy implementation and focusdriven governance. This paper aims to explore the structural and governance weaknesses of climate change administration in the KwaZulu-Natal province and South Africa in general. Design/methodology/approach – This paper used extensive literature reviews and a triangulated approach to investigate the weaknesses of the current governance structure in the context of institutional and capacity constraints. Findings – The findings uncovered that most institutions and organisations mandated to address climate change challenges operate in silos, lack required investment and capacity and have weak accountability mechanisms with a shallow understanding of climate change governance.
dc.identifier.citationAdom, R. K., Simatele, M. D., Das, D. K., Mukalazi, K. A., Sonwabo, M., Mudau, L., Sithole, M., Kubanza, S., Vogel, C., & Zhou, L. (2023). Enhancing climate change adaptation governance through transforming institutions in kwa-zulu natal province, south africa. International Journal of Climate Change Strategies and Management, 16(4), 413-438. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCCSM-12-2022-0157
dc.identifier.issn1756-8706
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11837/3200
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherEmerald
dc.subjectAdaptation, Climate, Governance, Resilience, Policy, South Africa, Sustainable development, Transformation
dc.titleEnhancing climate change adaptation governance through transforming institutions in Kwa-Zulu Natal Province, South Africa
dc.typeArticle
person.identifier.orcidAdom, Richard Kwame 0000-0002-5497-1377
person.identifier.orcidSimatele, Mulala Danny 0000-0002-2161-1586
person.identifier.orcidDas, Dillip Kumar 0000-0003-3071-6109
person.identifier.orcidKulumba, Ahmed Mukalazi 0000-0001-7593-9096
person.identifier.orcidMazinyo, Sonwabo 0000-0002-4033-6946
person.identifier.orcidMudau, Lindelani ?
person.identifier.orcidSithole, Mikateko 0009-0000-8125-1837
person.identifier.orcidKubanza, Serge 0000-0003-0039-4399
person.identifier.orcidVogel, Coleen 0000-0002-3842-8489
person.identifier.orcidZhou, Leocadia 0000-0002-0344-4710

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