Divisions over who should lead the fight against climate change should be laid aside say ministers from some of the world’s poorest countries.
At the Gobabeb research centre in the Namibia desert, young African scientists gather data for climate predictions.
An unlikely alliance of business, civil society, government, farmers and rural communities in Bavianskloof is working to restore ecosystems.
We visit communities with local water project Umphilo WaManzi. Helping people adapt to climate change and educating them on how to protect their water supply.
As high level negotiations kick into gear, M&G environmental journalist gives a clear analysis of the major developments and issues facing cop17.
Thousands of activists have hit the streets of Durban to make sure their voices are heard during COP17. "Climate change negotiators need to do more", they said.
Kumi Naidoo, executive director of Greenpeace. He outlines what the organisation wants to see happen here at the negotiations in Durban.
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/ 14 December 2009
The marathon United Nations climate summit entered its second week on Monday as environment ministers readied closed-door meetings.
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/ 8 December 2009
Negotiators at the UN climate talks in Copenhagen got down to the nitty-gritty on Tuesday.
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/ 6 December 2009
The fate of five babies, born on different continents, will be dominated by the shifting weather patterns their parents are starting to confront.
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/ 5 December 2009
Gordon Brown leads a chorus of condemnation against climate change sceptics who have tried to derail the Copenhagen summit.
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/ 4 December 2009
Today, over 56 newspapers in 44 countries take the unprecedented step of speaking with one voice through a common editorial.
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/ 24 November 2009
The leaked correspondence by climate scientists is disturbing, but only a far greater conspiracy would justify sceptics’ claims.
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/ 20 November 2009
The new head of Greenpeace has challenged Barack Obama to agree to a binding treaty, writes David Smith.
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/ 12 November 2009
Low-lying and impoverished Asian coastal cities are vulnerable to "brutal" damage from climate change without global action, WWF warned on Thursday.
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/ 6 November 2009
The National Business Initiative has found there is limited evidence of climate adaptation strategies,
writes Yolandi Groenewald.
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/ 6 November 2009
A report by military experts says the adverse effects
of climate change will result in conflict over scarce
resources. Yolandi Groenewald reports.
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/ 3 November 2009
The snows capping Mount Kilimanjaro are shrinking rapidly and could vanish altogether in 20 years, most likely due to global warming.
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/ 2 November 2009
Nepal is to hold a Cabinet meeting on Mount Everest to highlight the impact of global warming ahead of next month’s climate-change talks.
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/ 26 October 2009
South African parliamentarians are positioning themselves to take on the climate challenge at home.
The European Union and rich nations are making themselves inaccessible to the press in Bangkok and the developing countries are furious.
Vast swaths of a once-fertile country have become wastelands and life for rural Malawians is now even tougher, reports Nicole Johnston.
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/ 28 September 2009
The United Nations climate chief warned on Monday that time was running out to break a deadlock on a global warming pact.
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/ 23 September 2009
Climate change caused the deaths of 10 people in Sierra Leone.
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/ 22 September 2009
Leaders of about 100 nations met on Tuesday to breathe new life into deadlocked climate change negotiations.
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/ 20 September 2009
Kenya’s rainmakers — with meteorological equipment consisting of trees and herbs — are being enlisted to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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/ 15 September 2009
One of Nedbank’s primary areas of environmental focus is climate change
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/ 15 September 2009
Ordinary citizens need to make themselves heard to force the world to commit to a binding climate change treaty at the end of the year
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/ 15 September 2009
The term “refugee” isn’t one governments want to talk about in the context of climate change
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/ 14 September 2009
Judges commended the NBI for its successful work in the areas of climate change and the environment
With attention focused on climate change, one of the methods to reduce global carbon emissions is causing the displacement of people in Uganda.