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…
The tool allows researchers and policymakers to track links between extreme weather, heatwaves, flooding and health outcomes
The government plans to add 1 000MW of solar power to the national grid by 2027, with projects spread across the country
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
A new COP30 report finds that rising temperatures, extreme weather, evolving pathogens and climate-driven migration are reshaping disease patterns
The World Restoration Flagships, spanning 18 countries, showcase large-scale efforts to revive forests, grasslands, farms and coastlines, restore biodiversity and secure…
As climate change intensifies, experts say our health and healthcare systems are going to suffer. But mental health often takes a back seat
In the water-scarce landscapes of Giyani, Limpopo Province, climate change poses a severe threat to rural livelihoods and agricultural productivity. Increasing droughts and…
The focus of the new coastal plan is on climate resilience, ecosystem restoration and equitable prosperity
A cyclone, or a hurricane, can knock a small or at-risk country off its growth trajectory for years, if not decades
The Global Goal on Adaptation is a playbook for how the world will respond to the climate emergency
More nuanced and constructive ways of measuring the vulnerabilities of nation states to climate crises are required
Residents living near coal mines in Mpumalanga say they feel left out of the just energy transition
SA’s three transitions will cost R8.5-trillion per year between now and 2050
The way water has been managed needs to change because policy decisions can no longer be based on historic rainfall patterns
