Feeling Stressed: Integrating Climate Adaptation with Other Priorities in South Africa.

The article discusses how the impact of climate change relates to more immediate socio-economic concerns of the villagers in the Sekhukhune district in South Africa. The villagers prioritized water shortages, unemployment, sanitation and flood impacts along with HIV/Aids, and other diseases as their primary stressors. Their adaptation to climate change has been focused on long-term disaster response. They also identified lack of communication from the government municipality as a factor adding to stress and problems. The authors recommend that funding needs to support national and local priorities while still addressing climate change issues.