Government policy development and implementation is often designed to address different sectors of society in isolation, so social, economic and environmental issues are considered as being distinct from one other. Recently it has been acknowledged that 'working in silos' is not conducive for good governance and so efforts have been made for better co-ordination between different government departments and different spheres of government. Our research findings show the knock on effects of one problem into other areas of people's lives, highlighting why it is vital for policies and programmes to be far better co-ordinated. The different challenges and stresses that people face in their lives interact with one another in complex ways, undermining their capacity to cope with and adapt to future changes, such as those expected under climate change.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:rhodes/vital:25956 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Hamer, Nick, Shackleton, Sheona |
| Publisher | Rhodes University, Faculty of Science, Environmental Science |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | 4 pages, pdf |
| Rights | Rhodes University |
| Relation | Policy brief |
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