, MODULE CODE: PUB2606
MODULE NAME: Environmental Management and Governance
PORTFOLIO TITLE:
Environmental Issues in Southern Africa and the Role of International Organisations in
Global Environmental Governance
STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER:
INSTITUTION: University of South Africa
SEMESTER: May/June 2026
DATE OF SUBMISSION:
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………4
Question 1: Environmental Issues in Southern Africa………………………………………..4
1. Climate Change………………………………………………………………………..4
2. Water Scarcity…………………………………………………………………………5
3. Deforestation…………………………………………………………………………..6
4. Air Pollution…………………………………………………………………………...7
5. Land Degradation and Soil Erosion…………………………………………………...8
6. Loss of Biodiversity…………………………………………………………………...9
7. Waste Management and Plastic Pollution……………………………………………..9
8. Mining and Environmental Damage………………………………………………….10
9. Overpopulation and Urbanisation…………………………………………………….11
10. Marine and Coastal Pollution……………………………………………………...…12
Conclusion to Question 1……………………………………………………………………12
Question 2:
International Organisations and their Roles in Global Environmental Governance………..13
1. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)………………………………….13
2. World Health Organization (WHO)…………………………………………………14
3. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)……………………………….15
4. Greenpeace…………………………………………………………………………..16
5. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)……………………………………………….17
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..18
General Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….…19
REFERENCES/LIST OF SOURCES……………………………………………………….20
MODULE NAME: Environmental Management and Governance
PORTFOLIO TITLE:
Environmental Issues in Southern Africa and the Role of International Organisations in
Global Environmental Governance
STUDENT NAME: STUDENT NUMBER:
INSTITUTION: University of South Africa
SEMESTER: May/June 2026
DATE OF SUBMISSION:
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………4
Question 1: Environmental Issues in Southern Africa………………………………………..4
1. Climate Change………………………………………………………………………..4
2. Water Scarcity…………………………………………………………………………5
3. Deforestation…………………………………………………………………………..6
4. Air Pollution…………………………………………………………………………...7
5. Land Degradation and Soil Erosion…………………………………………………...8
6. Loss of Biodiversity…………………………………………………………………...9
7. Waste Management and Plastic Pollution……………………………………………..9
8. Mining and Environmental Damage………………………………………………….10
9. Overpopulation and Urbanisation…………………………………………………….11
10. Marine and Coastal Pollution……………………………………………………...…12
Conclusion to Question 1……………………………………………………………………12
Question 2:
International Organisations and their Roles in Global Environmental Governance………..13
1. United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)………………………………….13
2. World Health Organization (WHO)…………………………………………………14
3. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)……………………………….15
4. Greenpeace…………………………………………………………………………..16
5. World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)……………………………………………….17
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………..18
General Conclusion……………………………………………………………………….…19
REFERENCES/LIST OF SOURCES……………………………………………………….20
