Green Book Story Maps

The Green Book is an online planning support tool that supports climate resilient development at local authority level. It contains a range of tools and resources that demonstrate the likely impacts that climate change and urbanisation will have on South Africa’s cities and towns.

One of the key resources available on the Green Book platform are the Story Maps that tell the stories of the anticipated impact of a changing climate and a growing urban population. Readers are guided through the research and evidence in a series of eleven story maps covering:

• Vulnerability of South African municipalities, settlements and neighbourhoods
• The anticipated impact of a growing urban population under a medium and high-growth scenario
• ‍The changes projected for South Africa’s climate under a low and high mitigation scenario
• ‍The extent of hydro-meteorological hazards in South Africa, and the impact of a changing climate on these hydro-meteorological hazards
• ‍The impact of a changing climate on South Africa’s economy, agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector, surface water and groundwater

This is one of four interactive tools and resources available on the Green Book platform.
  

Abstract based on source. See the Green Book index page here.