Nicholas Simpson

University of Cape Town (UCT)

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Rondebosch, Western Cape 7701

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Scholarly Papers (11)

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Role of Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Seasonal Forecasts and Climate Risk Preparedness: A Case Study of Smallholder Farmers in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

Number of pages: 26 Posted: 28 Mar 2022
Luckson Zvobgo, Peter, Oladapo Olagbegi, Nicholas Simpson and Christopher Trisos
University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, affiliation not provided to SSRN, University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town (UCT)
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Smallholder farmers, Indigenous knowledge and local knowledge, Weather and seasonal climate forecasting, Climate decision-making, Climate risk preparedness and adaptation

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Indigenous and Local Knowledge in the Vulnerability of Smallholder Farmers to Climate Variability and Change in Chiredzi, Zimbabwe

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 29 Jul 2023
Luckson Zvobgo, Peter, Romaric C. Odoulami, Nicholas Simpson and Christopher H. Trisos
University of Cape Town (UCT) - Department of Environmental & Geographical Science, University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town (UCT)
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Adaptation planning, vulnerability assessment, climate variability and change, Indigenous and local knowledge, smallholder farmers.

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Funding Flows for Climate Change Research on Africa: Where Do They Come from and Where Do They Go?

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Funding Flows for Climate Change Research on Africa: Where Do They Come from and Where Do They Go?

Climate and Development 2021, DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2021
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Nov 2021
Indra Overland, Haakon Fossum Sagbakken, Aidai Isataeva, Galina Kolodzinskaia, Nicholas Simpson, Christopher Trisos and Roman Vakulchuk
NUPI - Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) and NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs
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Funding flows for climate change research on Africa: Where do they come from and where do they go?

Posted: 27 Aug 2021
Indra Overland, Haakon Fossum Sagbakken, Aidai Isataeva, Galina Kolodzinskaia, Nicholas Simpson, Christopher Trisos and Roman Vakulchuk
NUPI - Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, NUPI - Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) and affiliation not provided to SSRN

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Africa, climate change, mitigation, adaptation, research financing

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Adaptation to Compound Climate Risks: A Systematic Global Stocktake

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 31 Aug 2022
Nicholas Simpson, Portia Adade Williams, Katharine J. Mach, Lea Berrang-Ford, Robbert Biesbroek, Marjolijn Haasnoot, Alcade Segnon, Donovan Campbell, Issah musah, Elphin Tom Joe, Abraham Marshall Nunbogu, Salma Sabour, Andreas L.S. Meyer, Talbot M. Andrews, Chandni Singh, A. R. Siders, Judy Lawrence, Maarten van Aalst and Christopher Trisos
University of Cape Town (UCT), Science and Technology Policy Research Institute (CSIR-STEPRI), University of Miami - School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Leeds - Priestley International Centre for Climate, Wageningen University and Research (WUR) - Public Administration and Policy Group, Deltares, Université d'Abomey-Calavi (UAC), University of the West Indies (Mona), University of Ghana, World Resources Institute, University of Waterloo, University of Southampton, University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Connecticut, Indian Institute for Human Settlements (IIHS), University of Delaware, Victoria University of Wellington, University of Twente and University of Cape Town (UCT)
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Adoption Rationales and Effects of Off-Grid Renewable Energy Access for African Youth: A Case Study from Tanzania

Posted: 30 Jun 2021
Nicholas Simpson, Colton James Rabenold, Merle Sowman and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town

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Partial Functional Redundancy: An Expression of Household Level Resilience in Response to Climate Risk

Simpson, N.P., Shearing, C.D. & Dupont, B., ‘Partial Functional Redundancy’: An Expression of Household Level Resilience in Response to Climate Risk.’ 28 Climate Risk Management, 2020
Posted: 23 Apr 2020
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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Resilience, Reserve Capacity, Partial Functional Redundancy, Cape Town Drought, Anthropocene

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Gated Adaptation During the Cape Town Drought: Mentalities, Transitions and Pathways to Partial Nodes of Water Security

Simpson N., Shearing C. & Dupont B. (2020) 'Gated Adaptation during the Cape Town Drought: Mentalities, Transitions and Pathways to Partial Nodes of Water Security' Society & Natural Resources An International Journal 1-9.
Posted: 06 Feb 2020
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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mentalities, transitions, technological pathways, Cape Town drought, climate gating, off-grid

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Climate Gating: A Case Study of Emerging Responses to Anthropocene Risks

Simpson, N.P., Shearing, C. & Dupont, B. 2019. Climate Gating: A Case Study of Emerging Responses to Secure Resilience. Climate Risk Management vol. 26.
Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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Climate gating, Water security, Harmscapes, Anthropocene, Reserve capacity

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Municipal Finance and Resilience Lessons for Urban Infrastructure Management: A Case Study from the Cape Town Drought

Simpson, N., Simpson, K., Shearing, C. & Cirolia, L.R. 2019. Municipal Finance and Resilience Lessons for Urban Infrastructure Management: A Case Study from the Cape Town Drought. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development (TJUE)
Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2019
Nicholas Simpson and Clifford Shearing
University of Cape Town (UCT) and University of Cape Town

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Municipal finance, resilience financing, Cape Town drought, resilience qualities

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When Anthropocene Shocks Contest Conventional Mentalities: A Case Study from Cape Town

Simpson, N., Shearing, C. & Dupont, B. 2019. When Anthropocene Shocks Contest Conventional Mentalities: A case study from Cape Town. Climate and Development.
Posted: 25 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2019
Nicholas Simpson, Clifford Shearing and Benoit Dupont
University of Cape Town (UCT), University of Cape Town and University of Montreal - School of Criminology

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Resilience, Anthropocene, water resilience, Cape Town drought, mentalities

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Resilience Policing: An Emerging Response to Shifting Harm Landscapes

Mutongwizo, T., Holley, C., Shearing, C. & Simpson, N.P. 2019. Resilience Policing: An Emerging Response to Shifting Harm Landscapes. Policing: A Journal of Policy and Practice., UNSW Law Research Paper No. 19-74
Posted: 19 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 27 Sep 2019
Tariro Mutongwizo, Cameron Holley, Clifford Shearing and Nicholas Simpson
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law, Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, Global Water Institute, University of Cape Town and University of Cape Town (UCT)

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resilience; policing; harmscapes; community policing; security