Original Research

The impact of climate change on food security in South Africa: Current realities and challenges ahead

Tshepo S. Masipa
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies | Vol 9, No 1 | a411 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/jamba.v9i1.411 | © 2017 Tshepo S. Masipa | This work is licensed under CC Attribution 4.0
Submitted: 28 November 2016 | Published: 11 August 2017

About the author(s)

Tshepo S. Masipa, Department of Economics, University of Limpopo, South Africa

Abstract

This article aims to examine the impact of climate change on food security in South Africa. For this purpose, the article adopted a desktop study approach. Previous studies, reports, surveys and policies on climate change and food (in)security. From this paper’s analysis, climate change presents a high risk to food security in sub-Saharan countries from crop production to food distribution and consumption. In light of this, it is found that climate change, particularly global warming, affects food security through food availability, accessibility, utilisation and affordability. To mitigate these risks, there is a need for an integrated policy approach to protect the arable land against global warming. The argument advanced in this article is that South Africa’s ability to adapt and protect its food items depends on the understanding of risks and the vulnerability of various food items to climate change. However, this poses a challenge in developing countries, including South Africa, because such countries have weak institutions and limited access to technology. Another concern is a wide gap between the cost of adapting and the necessary financial support from the government. There is also a need to invest in technologies that will resist risks on food systems.

Keywords

climate change; food (in)security; agriculture; South Africa

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74. Assessing climate change impacts on military academies: a comparative analysis of the United States Military Academy and the South African Military Academy
Mark Read, Hennie Smit, Ivan Henrico, Babalwa Mtshawu, Lesley Welman
Climate Risk Management  vol: 51  first page: 100784  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.crm.2025.100784

75. Using Nanochelating Technology for Biofortification and Yield Increase in Rice
Saideh Fakharzadeh, Maryam Hafizi, Mohammad Ali Baghaei, Maral Etesami, Maryam Khayamzadeh, Somayeh Kalanaky, Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari, Mohammad Hassan Nazaran
Scientific Reports  vol: 10  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60189-x

76. The Opportunity for Nutrition Education to be a Mechanism for Climate Resilience: Experiences From a Facilitator-Led Programme in Diverse Contexts
Jessica Ronaasen, Thea Wynne, Linda Biersteker, Warren Farrer, Liana Steenkamp
Australasian Journal of Early Childhood  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1177/18369391251408649

77. Interrogating the climate variability and food security nexus: does the food security dimension matter?
Malebogo Bakwena, Mavis Kolobe, Lesego Sekwati
Cogent Food & Agriculture  vol: 12  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/23311932.2026.2645214

78. Breeding of Vegetable Cowpea for Nutrition and Climate Resilience in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress, Opportunities, and Challenges
Tesfaye Walle Mekonnen, Abe Shegro Gerrano, Ntombokulunga Wedy Mbuma, Maryke Tine Labuschagne
Plants  vol: 11  issue: 12  first page: 1583  year: 2022  
doi: 10.3390/plants11121583

79. The effect of heterogeneous adoption of climate-smart agriculture practices on household food and nutrition security of small-scale urban crop farmers in eThekwini Municipality
Nolwazi Z. Khumalo, Melusi Sibanda, Lelethu Mdoda, Jamie Males
PLOS Climate  vol: 4  issue: 1  first page: e0000551  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000551

80. Contribution of home gardens to household food security in Umzimvubu Local Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Baphumelele Z. Msengana, Denver K. Naidoo, Lelethu Mdoda, Nthabeleng Tamako
Cogent Food & Agriculture  vol: 11  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1080/23311932.2025.2565714

81. Evaluation of Future Climate and Potential Impact on Streamflow in the Upper Nan River Basin of Northern Thailand
Miyuru B. Gunathilake, Yasasna V. Amaratunga, Anushka Perera, Imiya M. Chathuranika, Anura S. Gunathilake, Upaka Rathnayake, Roberto Coscarelli
Advances in Meteorology  vol: 2020  first page: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1155/2020/8881118

82. Systematic review of government strategies for sustainable crop production in Botswana: navigating climate change challenges
Boitshwarelo Lorato Masocha, Paidamwoyo Mhangara, Botlhe Matlhodi, Daniel Mmereki, Oagile Dikinya
Agriculture & Food Security  vol: 13  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1186/s40066-024-00506-z

83. The battle to achieve Sustainable Development Goal Two: The role of environmental sustainability and government institutions
Justice Gyimah, Benjamin M. Saalidong, Louis K. M. Nibonmua, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin
PLOS ONE  vol: 18  issue: 9  first page: e0291310  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291310

84. Women-led sustainable irrigation improved indicators of nutritional status in children from Northern Benin
Douglas Taren, Halimatou Alaofè, Jennifer Burney, Hanqi Luo, Parminder S. Suchdev, Julie M. Long, Rosamond Naylor
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition  vol: 44  issue: 1  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1186/s41043-025-01168-8

85. Climate Change and Health Preparedness in Africa: Analysing Trends in Six African Countries
Samuel Kwasi Opoku, Walter Leal Filho, Fudjumdjum Hubert, Oluwabunmi Adejumo
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health  vol: 18  issue: 9  first page: 4672  year: 2021  
doi: 10.3390/ijerph18094672

86. Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security in Southern Africa: A Review of the Vulnerability of Smallholder Agriculture and Food Security to Climate Change
Charles Samuel Mutengwa, Pearson Mnkeni, Aleck Kondwakwenda
Sustainability  vol: 15  issue: 4  first page: 2882  year: 2023  
doi: 10.3390/su15042882

87. South Africa’s multiple vulnerabilities, food security and livelihood options in the COVID-19 new order: An annotation
Hosea O. Patrick, Ernest N. Khalema, Oluremi A. Abiolu, Enioluwa J. Ijatuyi, Rhoda T. Abiolu
The Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa  vol: 17  issue: 1  year: 2021  
doi: 10.4102/td.v17i1.1037

88. The impact of lateral boundary forcing in the CORDEX-Africa ensemble over southern Africa
Maria Chara Karypidou, Stefan Pieter Sobolowski, Lorenzo Sangelantoni, Grigory Nikulin, Eleni Katragkou
Geoscientific Model Development  vol: 16  issue: 7  first page: 1887  year: 2023  
doi: 10.5194/gmd-16-1887-2023

89. Nutrition and Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Sustainable Development Goal 2 on Multi‐Sectoral Outcomes in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Landry Egbende, Marcel Mubelo, Daniel Helldén, Branly Mbunga, Freddy Bangelesa, Nina Viberg, Pierre Zalagile Akilimali, Tobias Alfvén, Mala Ali Mapatano
Food Science & Nutrition  vol: 14  issue: 4  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1002/fsn3.71716

90. Identifying behavioural patterns of coupled water‐agriculture systems using system archetypes
Yong Sebastian Nyam, Julius H. Kotir, Andries Jordaan, Abiodun Akintunde Ogundeji
Systems Research and Behavioral Science  vol: 39  issue: 2  first page: 305  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1002/sres.2753

91. Climate change extreme events and exposure of local communities to water scarcity: a case study of QwaQwa in South Africa
Fumiso Muyambo, Johanes Belle, Yong S. Nyam, Israel R. Orimoloye
Environmental Hazards  vol: 23  issue: 5  first page: 405  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1080/17477891.2024.2315263

92. Climate change impacts on indigenous health promotion: the case study of Dikgale community in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Sejabaledi A. Rankoana
Global Health Promotion  vol: 29  issue: 1  first page: 58  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1177/17579759211015183

93. The importance of decarbonizing policy for the sustainability of food production in West Africa
Fisayo Fagbemi, Adeyemi Fajingbesi, Geraldine Ejiaka Nzeribe, Grace Omowumi Adeoye
Discover Environment  vol: 4  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s44274-025-00393-6

94. Does economic growth reduce childhood stunting? A multicountry analysis of 89 Demographic and Health Surveys in sub-Saharan Africa
Sanni Yaya, Olalekan A Uthman, Michael Kunnuji, Kannan Navaneetham, Joshua O Akinyemi, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Visseho Adjiwanou, Olatunji Adetokunboh, Ghose Bishwajit
BMJ Global Health  vol: 5  issue: 1  first page: e002042  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002042