1. Stakeholder information

What best describes the sector you represent:
Agriculture
Conservation
Education
Health
Mining
Municipalities
Planning
Research
Tourism
Water related
Other

Name and Surname: *

Organisation: *

Position: *

Key responsibilities:

Telephone (office): *

Telephone (fax):

email: *

Address:

2. Climate change planning

Do you understand what climate change is?
Yes No

Have you identified areas where climate change will affect you and/or your organisation?
Yes No

Has your organisation thought about incorporating climate change impacts into their future management actions?
Yes No

3. Current climate information usage and requirements

Do you use long-term climate and/or weather information?
Yes (go to question 3 of this section) No (go to question 2 of this section)

Do you see a need for using this type of information?
Yes No (if no, go to the next section)

What type of climatic information do you use?
Own weather recordings
SA weather service daily/weekly forecasts
SA weather service long-term (3 month) predictions
Access SA weather long-term rain/temperature records
Download climate records for other sources
GIS generated maps
Other: (Specify below)

If other, please specify:

What do you use this information for?
Own interest
Short term planning
Management
Research
Consulting
Other: (Specify below)

If other, please specify:

4. Accessibility of information

What barriers do you experience from using publically accessible information e.g. climate information, environmental information, statistical data (e.g. population/tourism statistics)?
None
Don’t understand the available information
Don’t have access to a PC
Limited computer literacy
Don’t know where to find such information
Poor internet connectivity
Other: (Specify below)

If other, please specify:

When the detailed climate change predictions for your area become available next year, how would you like to access this information?
Presentation
Book
Available online (internet)
Raw data (GIS)
Other: (Specify below)

If other, please specify:

What type of information will be most accessible and useful to you?
Image of predicted results (map)
Report
Graphs
Interactive website
Shapefiles (GIS required)
GIS generated maps
Other: (Specify below)

If other, please specify:

If you find this information useful would you pass it on to others?
Yes No

5. General

Please respond to the following statements, by ticking the appropriate box according to scale of importance:

We will begin to feel the effects of climate change within the next 10 years:
Not at all Not very No opinion Quite Very

Climate change is a factor that my organisation considers important to be aware of:
Not at all Not very No opinion Quite Very

Climate change impacts will be financially negative for our organisation:
Not at all Not very No opinion Quite Very

If you or your organisation were made aware of climate change impacts specific to your area, would you use this information in future planning?
Not at all Not very No opinion Quite Very

Do you think future climate change scenarios (specific to your region) will be of interest to the general public?
Not at all Not very No opinion Quite Very