SA-YSSP 2012-13 Program Information

Participants in the SA-YSSP conduct research at the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

The SA-YSSP is administered by staff at the South African National Research Foundation, the South Africa Department of Science and Technology, and the University of the Free State in Bloemfontfontein, South Africa, in collaboration with IIASA.

SA-YSSP 2012-13 research themes

• Complex adaptive systems in ecology and evolution
• Robustness measures of aquatic ecosystems using network analysis
• Application of multi-model approach to explore the robustness of aquatic ecosystems
• Multi-scale adaptations to climate change and social-ecological sustainability
• Impacts of climate change on food security in sub-Saharan Africa
• Improving food security in Africa
• Rangeland modeling for global economic analysis
• Integrated assessment of air pollution and greenhouse gases mitigation in South Africa
• Using multicriteria decision analysis to develop solutions to water and energy problems in South Africa
• Efficient utilization of waste resources in Southern African countries
• Integration of microgrids into scenarios for providing universal electricity access
• Issues in energy poverty
• Changing human capital in South Africa: educating the disengaged population and their children
• Optimal economic growth under environmental constraints

More Information, 2012-2013 Program

• Bio-sketches of the supervisors and participants (PDF)
  
• Bio-sketches of the SA-YSSP team (PDF)
  
• Program calendar (PDF)
  
• Research project descriptions
  

Last edited: 10 April 2015