ESAfD Workshop at University of Cape Town
ESAfD (Ecosystem Services for Development) is one of the EfD Research programs with participants from all EfD centers. April 5-8 they have a workshop in South Africa, hosted by the University of Cape…
‘Time of use’ tariffs in the spotlight
SOUTH AFRICA: Charging a premium for peak-time electricity could be an effective way of getting city consumers to spread their power use more evenly throughout the day, helping the national utility to…
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Energy |
South Africa
Smart device cuts geyser energy by up to a third
Stellenbosch, South Africa: An experimental geyser control device, which is operated via the internet a smart phone app, has the potential to cut household water heating by up to 30 percent without…
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Energy |
South Africa
Tracking water use trends in SA’s ‘mother city’
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA: In informal settlements and lower income homes in Cape Town, most household water use is for doing laundry. However, in the middle class suburbs, it’s mostly for showering and…
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Water |
South Africa
Utilities-based funding model is a problem in SA cities
CAPE TOWN: South Africa’s bigger cities get a large amount of their revenue from the sale of electricity and water to consumers. And owing to the pricing structure of these services, cities earn more…
Small-holder Farming, Food Security and Climate Change in South Africa: Male-Female and Urban-Rural Differences
EfD Authors:
With ongoing climate change, food insecurity is likely to become more widespread in most small-holder and subsistence farm households in sub-Saharan Africa. However, the existence and extent of gendered food (in)security remains unclear. This study extends existing knowledge by assessing gender inequality in food (in)security amongst small-holder farm households in urban and rural areas of South Africa. To do so, we use the gender of the head of household in a treatment effects framework.