
Frontiers in Water, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 7
Опубликована: Апрель 17, 2025
The study explored the intellectual domain of climate change, water resource management, adaptation, and governance (CCWRM_AG), identifying research hotspots, proposing solutions to address scarcity environmental impacts in South Africa. In total, 1,117 original published studies BibTeX format were obtained using Web Science Scopus databases from 1997 2022. data analyzed on CCWRM_AG includes top-cited articles distribution author keywords, most-cited journals, word cloud, thematic evolution top affiliations. National Integrated Water Information System (NIWIS) database was utilized monitor assess potential for shortages employed geobibliometrics, an integrated approach that combines bibliometric analysis remote sensing data, evaluate trends dam levels. field Africa is experiencing 18.98% annual growth citations per article, with University Kwazulu-Natal Cape Town ranking first highest total number articles, indicating their significant influence associated centers. Based keyword, change are central issues related drought shortage, a hint relatedness further studies. spatial reveals severe Western province, adversely affecting quality, agriculture, livelihoods due critically low Northern faces its arid lands, while other provinces show relatively stable availability. findings this can enhance multifaceted integrates robust infrastructure, regulatory policies, economic incentives mitigate impacts.
Язык: Английский