PI: Dr Ricardo Safra de Campos

Funder: Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) 

The coastline of southern Africa is uniquely vulnerable to future sea-level rise (SLR) because it is in the far-field of both the Greenland and Antarctica ice masses. It will therefore experience SLR that is greater than the global average in the coming century. Partnership activities are aimed at improving understanding of regional coastal physical processes in Mozambique and South Africa.

The project directly contributes to understanding the links between sea-level rise and storms risks and impacts and response strategies including protection, accommodate, advance and retreat that form a suite of strategies for coastal management under climate change. Our research design is driven by discussion with partner organisations (Eduardo Mondlane University, ICLEI Africa, eThekwini Municipality Council and South African Weather Service) already embedded in these areas with a well-developed understanding of the challenges they face. By committing to an integrated co-designed approach, we intend to further enhance the resilience and capability of the institutions that are vital to adaptation responses and coastal management in Mozambique and South Africa.