South Africa

Sectoral Cold Spell Management Plan

Executive

Plan

Passed in 2015

South Africa's Sectoral Cold Spell Management Plan outlines how to manage projected increases in the frequency of cold spells in the country's agricultural sector due to climate change. It has three broad objectives:

Reduce the negative impacts of cold spells through sustainable cold spell management tools and practices
Establish and implement priority programs for cold spell management, preparedness, mitigation, response, recovery, and risk management strategies
Implement and improve an early warning system for cold spells as a disaster risk management

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