September 17
Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Is Working to Transform Its Food System, but It Faces Mounting Challenges
One of the most pressing issues facing humanity is the need to transform food systems to become more equitable, environmentally sustainable, able to deliver healthy diets for all,… Read more »
Africa: Four Ways Africa Is Already Seeing the Effects of Climate Change
Africa is already being heavily affected by climate change. Between 1991 and 2023, the African continent warmed at a rate of 0.3°C per decade, a rate slightly faster than the… Read more »
September 10
South Sudan: South Sudan Floods - the First Example of a Mass Population Permanently Displaced By Climate Change?
Enormous floods have once again engulfed much of South Sudan, as record water-levels in Lake Victoria flow downstream through the Nile. More than 700,000 people have been affected.… Read more »
September 11
South Africa: South Africa's Green Hydrogen Hub - EU Grants Not Nearly Enough to Get Industry Going
South Africa is poised to become a major player in the global energy transition, thanks to its vast renewable energy resources (sun and wind) and its plans for green hydrogen… Read more »
Nigeria: Nigerian Farmers Lack Insurance - Payouts Triggered By Weather Data Offer a Solution
Agriculture is hugely important to Nigeria. It makes up about a quarter of the country's economy, and almost half of the population are smallholder farmers. Most farm on less than… Read more »
August 30
Africa: Climate Change Has Deep Historical Roots - Amitav Ghosh Explores How Capitalism and Colonialism Fit in
Amitav Ghosh is an internationally celebrated author of 20 historical fiction and non-fiction books. The Indian thinker and writer has written extensively on the legacies of… Read more »
August 26
Africa: Ancient Viral Genomes Preserved in Glaciers Reveal the History of Earth's Climate - and How Viruses Adapt to Climate Change
As humans alter the planet's climate and ecosystems, scientists are looking to Earth's history to help predict what may unfold from climate change. To this end, massive ice… Read more »
August 25
Africa: Baobabs - Africa's Unique Trees Defy Climate Challenges, Continue to Flourish
Baobabs reach extraordinarily old ages. Some have been found to be thousands of years old. During these life spans, elder baobabs have survived erratic climate conditions. Read more »
August 21
Southern Africa: Drought Is Devastating Southern Africa's Crops - Why It's Happening and What Can Be Learned
Southern Africa's worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia… Read more »
August 16
South Africa: Climate Change Is a Challenge for Small-Scale Farmers
New research into rural small-scale farms in South Africa's North West province has found that climate-smart farming techniques lead to a better maize yield, a more regular supply… Read more »
August 13
Africa: Réunion Is a Tropical Island Getaway - Our Climate Study Shows That It Could Attract More Tourists During European Summers
You're scrolling through Instagram, only half paying attention to your friends' updates, when a photo of a beautiful, pristine beach grabs your eye. Somebody you know is lounging… Read more »
July 22
Africa: Urban Greening in Africa Will Help to Build Climate Resilience - Planners and Governments Need to Work With Nature
Nature-based solutions are actions that use nature to solve environmental problems. Examples in cities would be setting up a wetland near a group of buildings to absorb floodwater,… Read more »
July 17
South Africa: Wildfires in South Africa Are Set to Increase - How Legal Action Can Help the Country Adapt Better to Climate Change
As climate change drives temperature increases and lower precipitation in southern Africa, research has found that there is likely to be an increase in the number of wildfires in… Read more »
July 16
South Africa: South Africa's New Environment Minister Must Focus On People, Not Profits From Fossil Fuels - Climate Ecologist
There are huge profits to be made in exploiting South Africa's natural resources, but these come at a cost to society and the environment. Pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and… Read more »
July 10
Zimbabwe: Double Tragedy - the Zimbabwe Farmers Affected By Illegal Mining and Climate Change
Smallholder farmers in rural Gwanda, a region in Zimbabwe that borders South Africa, have been affected by a double shock - a combination of heat, droughts and floods caused by… Read more »
July 08
Africa: We Used 1,000 Historical Photos to Reconstruct Antarctic Glaciers Before a Dramatic Collapse
In March 2002, the Larsen B Ice Shelf collapsed catastrophically, breaking up an area about one-sixth the size of Tasmania. Read more »
Africa: Power-Hungry AI Is Driving a Surge in Tech Giant Carbon Emissions. Nobody Knows What to Do About It
Since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022, the world has seen an incredible surge in investment, development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) applications. According to… Read more »
Africa: Extreme Weather in South Africa Is Disrupting Tourism - Research Tracks the Impact On Coastal Areas
South Africa has experienced some extreme weather events in recent months. These have included floods and an uncommon tornado in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province, floods in… Read more »
June 19
Africa: Climate Change Is Helping the H5N1 Bird Flu Virus Spread and Evolve
The spread of the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1 among animals is unprecedented having been found on all continents -- except Oceania -- with the United Nations… Read more »
Africa: Heat Exposure During Pregnancy Can Lead to a Lifetime of Health Problems
Climate change is one of the greatest public health threats humanity has ever faced. Read more »
June 11
Senegal: Senegal's Remote Bassari People Talk About Climate Change, and How Their Local Knowledge Is Key to Coping Strategies
The Bassari people, a farming community of about 20,000 people, live in an area between Senegal and Guinea. During French colonial rule, the Bassari lost part of their communal… Read more »
June 03
Africa: Buying and Selling Forest Carbon As a Commodity Is Dangerous If It Trumps Other Environmental and Social Uses - New Report
Forests are great carbon sinks - they absorb more carbon from the atmosphere than they release. Globally, forests remove nearly all of the two billion tonnes of carbon dioxide that… Read more »
June 02
Malawi: Malawi Faces a Food Crisis - Why Plans to Avert Hunger Aren't Realistic and What Can Be Done
Malawi is heading towards a severe food crisis later this year. Drought brought on by the El Niño weather pattern has affected the harvest of maize, the staple food grown by… Read more »
May 30
South Africa: 'Cape of Storms' - Climate Researchers Explain Cape Town's Recent Extreme Weather
A severe storm hit South Africa's Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of destruction across Cape… Read more »
May 29
Tanzania: Tanzania's Dams - Flood Risk Depends On How They're Planned and Operated
The Rufiji River, which drains into Tanzania's south-east coast, experienced a major wave of flooding in April 2024. The flooding caused tragic loss of life and affected at least… Read more »