Adaptation
latest news & developments
Netflix’s ‘Man on Fire’ has no heat
A bloated, cliché-ridden adaptation buries Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s charisma under a meandering plot that never ignites
South Africa must use the G20 to reset its climate legacy
Advancing climate and sustainability action will require that all arms, spheres and levels of government lead an integrated and interdependent response to climate change
Attain sustainable development goals through the water-energy-food nexus
Water, energy and food are central to sustainable development, socio-ecological and economic sustainability, healthy ecosystems and improved livelihoods. The three resources are…
SA’s new law a propeller for the continent, say African climate specialists
South Africa is also playing a leading role during negotiations for climate policies, and is using its position to advance conversations for the whole of Africa
Ramaphosa signs crucial Climate Change Bill into law
The Climate Change Act is the country’s first comprehensive piece of legislation to encourage the development of an effective climate change response
Teeny steps taken at COP28 to move away from fossil fuel
From a promising start to a timid end, this year’s Conference of the Parties hasn’t delivered enough This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…
Editorial: COP28 a compromise we’ll pay for
Why do fossil fuels have a voice and space at the Conference of the Parties in Dubai?
South Africa needs to be better prepared for flooding
Last year floods battered KwaZulu-Natal and this week the Western Cape saw immense damage
Climate finance and clean technology is the tune Africa must sing at the Africa Climate Summit
The first Africa Climate Summit is in full spring; Mohamed Adow of think-tank Power Shift says the continent must be part of the solution to a just transition
Africa has its work cut out as Africa Climate Summit kicks off in Kenya
Adaptation and climate finance will take centre stage at next week’s summit with the theme ‘driving green growth and climate finance solutions for Africa and the world’
Include women in finding ways to tackle climate crisis
Climate is seen and dealt with in large part from a masculine point of view and this must change
COP27 loss and damage fund welcomed but some fear it is an ‘empty bucket’
Climate change diplomacy is a game of give and take — and it would appear that the environment and humanity will have to keep on giving
Barbara Creecy: South Africa’s stance at the ‘Africa’ COP
Financial commitments and pledges made by developed countries must be honoured and developed countries must offer meaningful and credible support to developing countries
Loss and damage caused by climate crisis must top the COP27 agenda
About 21 million people on the Horn of Africa are projected to be in crises of acute food insecurity between now and the end of the year
Africa’s heritage sites under threat as sea levels rise
For the first time a study has identified 56 heritage sites on the continent’s coast that are exposed to a one-in-100 year coastal extreme event, flooding and erosion