NRF launches new book on systems analysis

The National Research Foundation (NRF) has launched Systems Analysis Approach for Complex Global Challenges, a seminal work aligned with its multi-year investment in research and capacity development for systems analysis. Published by Springer, the book is edited by Dr Priscilla Mensah of the NRF; Prof David Katerere of the Tshwane University of Technology; Dr Sepo Hachigonta, also of the NRF; and Andreas Roodt of the University of the Free State. The work contains a collection of review articles with a focus on evidence-based policy making. It will serve as a valuable resource for policy makers, researchers and postgraduate students; provide an analytical foundation for the management and governance of natural resources, disasters, and climate change for the technological and ecological transitions to sustainability. This book is a result of South Africa’s investment in systems analysis through initiatives such as the Southern African Systems Analysis Centre (SASAC) and its predecessor, the Southern African Young Scientists Summer Programme (SA-YSSP), established by the NRF in collaboration with South Africa’s Department of Science and Technology (DST) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA).