The marginalised bear a disproportionately high burden of mental health problems
In many locations, especially in the tropics, La Nina produces the opposite climate impacts to El Nino, which heats up the surface of the oceans
With severe weather events brought on by climate change, new analysis shows that 80% of Capetonians live in high risk area
The Earth is getting hotter and extreme weather events are becoming more common. It’s bad news for all aspects of our lives
Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas
There is no time to stall. Those responsible for the climate crisis must act now
The dangerous effects of climate change are occurring faster and will worsen sooner than previously predicted, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Climate says in its new report
As a result of its over reliance on coal fired power, the energy transition is set to be a monumental shift for provinces — Mpumalanga in particular — where the local economy is driven by the coal value chain
Chief executives have begun to recognise the importance of sustainability, but we urgently need climate science-aligned policies that provide a new framework for business
Unless urgent action is taken, South Africa will suffer enormous socioeconomic and ecological harm from climate change in the next 50 years
The latest United Nations report on the greenhouse gas emissions gap paints bleak picture for the climate accord target
Mount Kenya, Mount Kilimanjaro and the Rwenzori mountains are all retreating faster than the global mean
Long-standing issues on climate finance will make or break COP26, says environment, forestry and fisheries minister
Only 16% of losses in South Africa from weather-related disasters in the past four decades were covered by insurers, leaving governments and communities unable to build back
We need collective action to reach a zero-hunger world
Some species have fewer than 50 individuals left in the wild and in South Africa, 6% of its species are threatened
Restoring ecosystems — wetlands, savannahs and grasslands — will mitigate the effects of global warming
South Africa recently had minus degree temperatures and the Middle East topped 50°C — and it’s all of our own making
The causes include commercial fishing near their colonies and a scarcity of sardines and anchovies
South Africa’s climate change transition risk is 5.6 on a scale of one to 10, with 10 being the highest
Climate change not only affects the nutritional value of food crops, but also leaves the food supply system vulnerable to production shocks, study finds
The recent storms provide a grim reminder of the prospect of future tropical cyclones in a region under continued threat from climate change