Dr Michele Toucher
and
Sachin Doarsamy
•Has the climate in this area changed? And how?
•What changes have the biggest impact on you and why?
•What are you most worried about with the climate/weather?
How important do you think this area is for supplying water to KwaZulu-Natal? And to South Africa?
Le Maitre et al., 2018
50% of population
70% of irrigation demand
64% of economic activity
50% of water produced
from 10% land area
Interception
Evapotranspiration
Infiltration
Runoff
Impacts of woody vegetation on water resources
Ezibomvini Village
Maps
VeldConditionAssessment
Ukuguguleka komhlabathi- Erosion
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Amaxhaphozi-Wetland
Ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi- Wateruses
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Izinhlobo ezahlukahlukene zotshani nezihlahla
-Vegetation
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Veld Condition Assessment
•Grass species diversity – 200 points
•Grass and Forb cover – 1 m quadrat
•Grass Biomass – Disc Pasture Meter
Grazing Land
Vegetation type
Open
Grassland
Grass diversity
16
species
Palatable Grass %
(High graving value)
Themedra
triandra 2.5%
Digitaria
tricholaenoides 7%
Tristachya
leucothrix 4.5%
Dominant Grass Grazing
value
Paspalum
notatum - Average 50
%
Sporobolus
pyramidalis- Low 13.5%
Grass cover
Bare
soil
93
%
4
.5%
Grass Biomass
Low
Veld
Score
Poor
- Moderately degraded
Invaders
Lantana
Summary of the Veld Condition Assessment
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