Relooking Climate Change Adaptation Strategies and Their Impact on Agricultural Production in the KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa

Just like other countries in the world, South AfricaSouth Africa experience deleterious effects of climate changeclimate change. Climate change impactsimpact negatively on food productionproduction, livelihoodslivelihoods, and job opportunities in the country. Among the other provinces of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal has experienced a serious impact of climate change which resulted in drought, floods, and landslides. Some events of heavy floods and landland-sliding resulted in a number of deaths, which have also left some communities without houses and farms destroyed. AgricultureAgriculture is one of the economic sectors that depend on climate conditions for its productivity. The agricultural sector is a source of food, energy, and jobsjobs opportunities in the communities. The outcome of climate change makes this chapter explore how food is generated since most South Africans rely on farming for their survival. The adaptation strategiesadaptation strategies that are implemented by farmersfarmers are sometimes not effective, more especially due to these climatic changes, like floods, land-sliding etc. It is for that reason that the present study proposes to rethink the climate change adaptation strategiesclimate change adaptation strategies and how climate change has impacted the livelihoods of South Africans. The chapter proposes to rethink climate change adaptation strategies. The data is retrieved and analyzed through a qualitative research approach using a secondary source.