Climate Adaptation
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Oxford study finds world’s highest heat-risk cities concentrated in Asia and Africa
Heat risk is about more than temperature. A new Oxford study of 205 cities found that poverty, limited infrastructure and lack of access to cooling are key factors driving urban…
Africa’s rangelands emerge as biggest climate opportunity in new nature roadmap
A new Africa nature transition roadmap shows improved grazing, fire management and farming could unlock major carbon reductions while strengthening food security and livelihoods
Extreme heat is becoming Southern Africa’s defining climate and health threat, report warns
Extreme heat is no longer a future problem. A major new report warns it is intensifying inequality, illness and climate vulnerability across Southern Africa and the worst-hit are…
Investing in urban nature pays off
The Jukskei River catchment project highlights how green infrastructure can cut flood damage, manage invasive species and improve urban health
Heavy weather and the mind of the West African farmer
A growing body of evidence suggests that unpredictable weather linked to climate change has the potential to injure people’s minds, leading to an increase in the development of…
From coal to crops: Grootvlei’s climate-smart horticulture centre takes root
A new climate-smart horticulture centre at Eskom’s Grootvlei power station, backed by the Netherlands, is testing how South Africa’s energy transition can deliver jobs, food…
South Africa’s major climate threats — from drought to deadly heatwaves
From collapsing maize yields to a possible cyclone hitting Richards Bay, a Wits expert warns that South Africa’s climate future is fast becoming hotter, drier and more dangerous
Climate finance set to be this year’s biggest COP talking point
Countries need to urgently agree on funding goals to adapt to, and mitigate climate change
The climate change bill must be signed into law as a matter of urgency
South Africa is a country with serious climate risks, and the bill would be a crucial step in response to these
Africa turns up the heat for COP27
Hosted on home soil, this year’s conference is a valuable opportunity to gain climate wins for the continent
OPINION | The hidden side of the KwaZulu-Natal floods
South Africa’s rural areas and informal settlements need the greatest protection against climate change
Africa needs climate adaptation finance
With funding we can turn an existential code red into a prosperous code green
Cities will feel the heat from climate change
South Africa’s urban areas are urban heat islands and heat waves will intensify the distress
Africa’s big adaptation ask at COP26
Africa causes just 4% of global emissions, but pays the price of them. With what money?
Tackle climate change and biodiversity loss together, not separately, scientists say
Some climate adaptation and mitigation projects end up harming the natural environment and people, a new report warns