Fig 1.
Summary of the analysis and integration process.
Reprinted from [44] under a CC BY license, with permission from CSA, original copyright 2015.
Fig 2.
Diagram illustrating the integration method used to develop composite maps for each category of information making up the final EbA priority areas maps.
This particular example shows all the individual layers which made up the composite map for natural features supporting resilience to climate change impacts at a landscape scale in the Namakwa District Municipality, South Africa. Specific spatial data on corridors, gradients, diversity, endemism, refugia, and unfragmented landscapes were overlaid to produce composite maps for each category of natural feature with the potential to contribute to climate change adaptation. These were then overlaid to produce a single map, at the District municipality scale, which summarises all the climate resilient natural features identified, showing in the darker areas where there are high levels of overlap (i.e. where many climate resilient natural features are present). Reprinted from [44,45] under a CC BY license, with permission from CSA, original copyright 2015.
Table 1.
Summary of natural and socio-economic features included, and data sets which were used to map these, for ecosystem priority areas mapping.
Features shown in bold were specific to the Namakwa District municipality only; Features shown in italics were specific to the Alfred Nzo District municipality only. Further details on all of the mapping methods for each individual layer and for the composite maps of each category can be found in the vulnerability assessment technical reports for each pilot site [44,45].
Fig 3.
Map showing the location of the two case study sites.
Fig 4.
Modelled current biomes in the NDM (4a), projected changes in climatic suitability for the biomes in the NDM, medium term MIROC (4b), projected changes in climatic suitability for the biomes on the NDM, long term MIROC (4c), modelled current biomes in the ANDM (4d), projected changes in climatic suitability for the biomes in the ANDM, medium term MIROC (4e), projected changes in climatic suitability for the biomes on the ANDM, long term MIROC (4f). Reprinted from [44,45] under a CC BY license, with permission from CSA, original copyright 2015.
Fig 5.
Map of projected biome climatic envelope stability over the medium term in the NDM (5a) and longer term in the NDM (5b), as well as over the medium term in the ANDM (5c) and longer term in the ANDM (5d). Reprinted from [44,45] under a CC BY license, with permission from CSA, original copyright 2015.
Fig 6.
Maps showing areas of high social demand on the environment overlaying Population Density, General Poverty, and Specific Environmental Dependency indicators with natural and semi-natural areas data.
The darker areas show those natural and semi-natural areas with high social demand on the environment. These are the areas which need to be most carefully managed to ensure the ongoing supply of good quality environmental goods and adaptation services for people in the NDM (6a) and ANDM (6b). Reprinted from [44,45] under a CC BY license, with permission from CSA, original copyright 2015.
Fig 7.
Integrated map of priority areas for Ecosystem-based Adaptation to climate change impacts in the NDM (7a) and the ANDM (7b). Reprinted from [44,45] under a CC BY license, with permission from CSA, original copyright 2015.