Climate Resilience
latest news & developments
Africa's Green Revolution failed to deliver promised gains, new assessment finds
A new assessment by researcher Timothy Wise reveals that despite 20 years of efforts and massive funding, the Green Revolution model in Africa has failed to achieve its…
SA launches first climate and health surveillance platform
The tool allows researchers and policymakers to track links between extreme weather, heatwaves, flooding and health outcomes
Zambia rethinks its energy future
The government plans to add 1 000MW of solar power to the national grid by 2027, with projects spread across the country
Major commitments for energy access, disaster preparedness and critical minerals at G20 South Africa
South Africa’s presidency of the bloc placed the development needs of the continent, small island states and other vulnerable regions firmly at the centre of the G20 declaration
Climate change is spreading dengue, chikungunya and West Nile virus worldwide
A new COP30 report finds that rising temperatures, extreme weather, evolving pathogens and climate-driven migration are reshaping disease patterns
UN names four new World Restoration Flagships to heal degraded ecosystems
The World Restoration Flagships, spanning 18 countries, showcase large-scale efforts to revive forests, grasslands, farms and coastlines, restore biodiversity and secure…
Africa’s floods and droughts are messing with our minds. Researchers are trying to figure out how
As climate change intensifies, experts say our health and healthcare systems are going to suffer. But mental health often takes a back seat
The Giyani Local Scale Climate Resilience Programme: Building Climate Resilience Through Water Innovation
In the water-scarce landscapes of Giyani, Limpopo Province, climate change poses a severe threat to rural livelihoods and agricultural productivity. Increasing droughts and…
State unveils five-year plan to protect 3 592km of coastline
The focus of the new coastal plan is on climate resilience, ecosystem restoration and equitable prosperity
Commonwealth urges immediate action to support vulnerable island nations
A cyclone, or a hurricane, can knock a small or at-risk country off its growth trajectory for years, if not decades
Adaptation to climate change ‘sacrificed’ at COP28 – at the cost of the African continent
The Global Goal on Adaptation is a playbook for how the world will respond to the climate emergency
Pakistan floods show we must shift the global financing system in the age of climate change
More nuanced and constructive ways of measuring the vulnerabilities of nation states to climate crises are required
Just transition consultations haven’t filtered down to people on the ground
Residents living near coal mines in Mpumalanga say they feel left out of the just energy transition
Moving from coal towards renewables is in SA’s best interest, says World Bank
SA’s three transitions will cost R8.5-trillion per year between now and 2050
‘Governments are still not putting water security at the centre of the climate crisis’
The way water has been managed needs to change because policy decisions can no longer be based on historic rainfall patterns