Cyclone Idai
latest news & developments
Photojournalism: The price of bearing witness
Photographers bring the plight of the voiceless into focus, helping them get aid — often at great personal cost
Cyclone Idai: A case study for climate financing
The devastation caused by the 2019 cyclone goes beyond the destruction of infrastructure and this needs to be included during COP29 in Azerbaijan, in November
Wits co-leads initiative to mitigate effects of tropical cyclones
R110m pioneering project aims to boost resilience to tropical cyclones in Southern Africa and Madagascar
Adaptation should be central to climate crisis talks. Here’s why
Calls intensify to focus on helping high-risk communities adjust to climate change
Baby Awa: The miracle baby born on a boat fleeing Mozambique’s violence
More than 300 000 people in the north of the country have been displaced by militants who ransack villages and then burn them down.
Environmental destruction is the human rights challenge of our time: Archbishop Tutu
World leaders must choose between life or death for humanity, say climate justice activists at 10th Desmond Tutu international peace lecture
Southern Africa’s dangerous information gap exacerbates natural disasters
During Cyclone Idai, responses were hampered by a shortage of reliable information. This has worrying implications for dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic
To silence the guns in Africa, nature must be restored
The world needs a new deal to protect its natural environment
Bid to settle Mars could solve Earth’s crisis
Africa must be part of developing technology that may make inhabiting the Red Planet possible and help the continent survive climate change
Goats against climate change
There is a simple way to boost climate resilience for farmers in vulnerable regions: investment in goat markets
‘We will have to begin from zero’
Six months after Mozambique was hit by cyclones Idai and Kenneth, recovery is far from complete
Even superpowers can’t handle superstorms
Before we get to the response to Cyclone Idai, it is worth reminding ourselves about how richer countries respond to similar natural disasters.
Africa needs a green new deal
There is funding for renewable energy if countries include climate action in their economic plans
Afrobarometer: Climate change literacy still low in Africa
Despite Africa bearing the brunt of erratic global weather patterns, many people are still unfamiliar with climate change, a new survey says
Three months after Cyclone Idai, the region desperately needs help
A lot is at stake and the cost of reconstruction is very high