SAEON in the media
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A joint project by SAEON’s Ndlovu Node and the University of the Witwatersrand to address the questions surrounding climate change and crops in the local context received coverage in the following media:
- Climate change study looks for farmers records -- Saturday Star, 13 August
- Local farmers feel effect of climate change -- Green Times, 13 August
- SA farmers want crop production data -- IOL News, 15 August
- Klimaatsverandering: ‘Boere sal moet aanpas’ – Beeld, 16 August
- Nuwe boeke oor omgewingsverandering - Landbouweekblad, 9 September 2011
The launch of two SAEON publications secured national and local media coverage. Some articles highlighting the content of the publications were also published:
- Climate change not merely an environmental issue -- Leadership Intelligence Bulletin and Service Publication, 29 September 2011
- The cost of climate change is climbing -- Leadership Intelligence Bulletin, 30 August 2011
- Observations on environmental change in South Africa -- 25Degrees.net
- Observations on environmental change in South Africa appeared on the website of African Sun Media
- Nuwe boeke oor omgewingsverandering (link to pdf file) -- Landbouweekblad, 9 September 2011
- Scientists collaborate to teach the nation -- Green Times, 3 October
- SAEON launches two new books on environmental change appeared on the website of the National Research Foundation
- New book to give more information on environmental and climate changes appeared on Nyeleti Network for the Built Environment
- Confronting the change we can’t ignore -- IOL News, 10 September
The publications were also discussed in various blogs such as: http://wiomsa.net/blog/?p=1743 and
They were also mentioned in a news byte on mycapetown.co.za and in directories such as worldcat.org.
Cape Talk interviewed SAEON MD Johan Pauw live and SABC Television broadcast a news item on the two publications.