Climate Change: Publications
BOOKS
Climate Change and Trade: The Challenges for Southern Africa (August 2010)
Edited by Peter Draper and Ivan Mbirimi
The long-awaited Copenhagen summit on climate change gave to the world a broad political agreement, but without any teeth. Meanwhile concerns over the climate change agenda finding its way into the multilateral trading system are growing, at a time when the trading system is struggling to find its own feet. South Africa’s economy, and by extension Southern Africa’s economy, is based on resource production and to some extent beneficiation, in turn dependent on cheap energy. Its international visibility — not least in climate change negotiations — means that it may be in line for imposition of trade policy measures on its carbon-intensive exports. Read More
Occasional Papers
Mainstreaming climate change and development cooperation in Africa
by Romy Chevallier
Earthscan’s Climate change and Development special edition: Adaptation to Climate Change in Southern Africa: New Boundaries for Development. Volume 2. Issue 2. April 2010
An Overview of the Carbon Trading Landscape: Possibilities and Pitfalls for South Africa
by Auriel Niemack and Romy Chevallier
SAIIA Occasional Paper No 70, November 2010
Facing the global challenges of climate change: the case of EU-Africa cooperation
Beyond Development Aid: EU-Africa political dialogue on global issues of common concern.(pg 89)
Europe-Africa Policy Research Network. November 2010
by Romy Chevallier
Biofuel Technology Transfer in IBSA: Lessons for South Africa and Brazil
by Lyal White & Tatiana Cyro Costa
SAIIA Policy Briefing, No 7, November 2009
The Road to Copenhagen: Climate Change, Energy and South Africa’s Foreign Policy
by Lesley Masters
SAIIA Occasional Paper, No 47, October 2009
The Challenges of Carbon Mitigation and Implications for South Africa in the post–2012 Context
by Auriel Niemack
South African Yearbook of International Affairs 2008/2009. Johannesburg SAIIA. (pg 67 - 84)
Addressing mitigation of and adaptation to Climate Change in sub-Saharan Africa while meeting the Development Goalsby Romy Chevallier
South African Yearbook of International Affairs 2008/2009. Johannesburg SAIIA.(pg 171 - 190)
India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA): A new geography of trade and technology cooperation?
The German Journal of Economic Geography (Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie) 52 (1), 35-49: A New Global Shift . The Rise of Anchor Countries. 2008
by Romy Chevallier, Christian von Drachenfels and Andreas Stamm
Research Reports
From Rio to Jo'burg and beyond: The World Summit on Sustainable Development
by Annelize Schroeder
SAIIA Report, No 25, 2002 (1-919810-52-8)
Opinion Editorials
Desertec: Ein Heises projekt - nur fur die Nord?
by Romy Chevallier and M Ruchser
Published by Deutsche Welle, 6 August 2009
Africa needs to benefit from Desertec initiative, experts say
by Romy Chevallier and M Ruchser
Published by Deutsche Welle, 6 August 2009
Africa and the Economics of Clean
by Romy Chevallier and Robert Ashdown
Published by Business Day, 29 June 2006
Additional papers and publications
The IBSA States as Partners and Leaders in a Future Global Climate Change Regime
By Romy Chevallier
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) INTERNATIONAL REPORTS No 4. 2011
Integrating adaptation into development strategies: The Southern African perspective
by Romy Chevallier
Climate and Development 2. Earthscan Journal, 2010
Facing the Challenges of Climate Change: The Case of South Africa and its Potential Collaboration with Other Southern Economies (pg 129 - 151)
by Romy Chevallier
Going Global: Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, South Korea and South Africa in International Affairs. 2011.
This publication is the product of a joint Australian Institute of International Affairs and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung event called ‘Going Global: Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Korea and South Africa in International Affairs’ held in Jakarta on 25-26 May 2010.The report was published in 2011. Download the full report here.
All images by Romy Chevallier
