South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas - Spatial Portal

Welcome to the South African Risk and Vulnerability Atlas (SARVA) Spatial Portal.

The Spatial Portal directly supports and allows users free access to and visualisation of vulnerability,   exposure and environmental hazards within a particular location, through spatial and non-spatial data and information on risk, vulnerability and sensitivity of a myriad of themes to global change. This includes impacts of global change on human and natural environments. The data is diverse, and covers themes across a myriad of fields.

The portal offers comprehensive resources which include live web mapping, static maps, reports, case studies and integrated analysis which assist in an increased understanding of global change impacts, by building the evidence base for decision makers and the other stakeholders as well as the use and interpretation of scientific data for local level planning.  The portal allows easy access through advanced search functionalities to data on other platforms from different research institutes, such as SAEON and SAEOS.

While the portal is open to all stakeholders, it aims to equip decision-makers at national, provincial and local government as well as the NGOs and the private sector with information on impact and risk associated with global change. The data is essential in planning for current and projected global and climate change impacts and assists decision makers in implementing adaption strategies. The data adheres to internationally recognised data quality and cataloguing standards.