June 19
Africa: Does Climate Change Lead to More Migration? Here's Why Researchers Can't Agree On the Evidence
Images of families displaced by floods, prolonged droughts or extreme storms have become a distressingly regular feature of the daily news. As the impact of climate change… Read more »
June 22
Africa: We Are Mapping and Monitoring Africa's Underground Water Supplies in Preparation for a Hotter Future - Scientists
As global temperatures rise, surface waters - including rivers, lakes and reservoirs - are becoming dangerously erratic. This is because in a hotter climate, there are rapid swings… Read more »
Somalia: When Climate Pressures Deepen, the Fight Against Violence Becomes Harder
Climate-induced crop failures, death of livestock and water shortages increase food insecurity and malnutrition. This makes it harder for families to maintain stable incomes and… Read more »
June 16
South Africa: Language Matters for Disaster Warnings - This Community Didn't Get Useful Flood Alerts
In an age of instant communication, it is easy to assume that everyone receives disaster warnings. Smartphones buzz, sirens sound, alerts flash across screens. But for millions of… Read more »
June 08
South Africa: Climate Change Is Threatening Sheep Farmers in South Africa's Drakensberg - How They're Adapting
In the rugged and mountainous Drakensberg grasslands of South Africa's Eastern Cape province, farmers rear sheep for food, cultural practices and financial security. Read more »
June 07
Senegal: How Did a Major Mangrove Restoration Project in Senegal End Up Selling 'Ghost Carbon'?
Nature-based solutions have become central to global climate strategies. From tropical forests to wetlands, restoring nature means trees and plants can capture carbon dioxide,… Read more »
June 04
Mauritius: Climate Finance for Mauritius Needs Good Management - Report Finds Gaps
Mauritius is a small African island where natural disasters like floods, cyclones and other extreme weather events have become frequent and intense. They are expected regularly. Read more »
Africa: School in a Hot World - What Research Is Saying About Children's Health and Learning
Climate change is making southern Africa hotter. While much attention has focused on climate impacts like droughts, floods and food insecurity, another crisis is unfolding quietly… Read more »
June 02
Ethiopia: Ethiopian Communities Are Using Low-Cost Methods to Restore Eroded Land
Nearly a quarter of the land in Ethiopia is degraded. It has lost its quality and can no longer grow crops, support plant life, or hold water as it used to. The causes are mainly… Read more »
June 01
Africa: Africa's Climate Crisis Is a Legal Crisis Too - What Are States' Duties Under Human Rights Law?
A landmark climate case is being heard by the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. The request was brought by the Pan African Lawyers Union and other African civil society… Read more »
May 25
Africa: Africa Has Been Managing Climate Volatility for Decades - What the Rest of the World Can Learn From It
The United States' retreat from aspects of global climate and health leadership has exposed the risk Africa took in relying on external funding for these projects. When the US… Read more »
May 20
Lesotho: Lesotho's Mountain Life Was Harsh for Early Humans - Fire Made All the Difference
When imagining our early human ancestors in prehistoric Africa hundreds of thousands of years ago, one might envision trekkers plodding across a savanna, baking under an equatorial… Read more »
May 18
Africa: Hantavirus in Africa - Why Climate Change, Rats and Weak Surveillance Are Worrying Scientists
Hantaviruses are not new. They have circulated for decades in rodent populations, particularly in rats and mice. Humans can become infected if they are bitten or scratched by a… Read more »
May 14
Nigeria: Informal Workers in Lagos Are Left to Cope With Devastating Floods Alone - Why Things Must Change
There have been four major floods in Lagos, Nigeria's economic hub, over the past 14 years. The floodwaters swamp the open-air markets of Oshodi, one of the city's largest informal… Read more »
May 12
Africa: Millions of Farmers in Africa's Great Lakes Region Face Rising Temperatures. Study Predicts How Crop Disease and Pests Could Spread
Farming in the Great Lakes region of Africa (which includes Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Kenya) is challenging because of changing… Read more »
May 05
South Africa: No Water, No Crops - Irrigation Schemes Could Be a Powerful Way for South Africa's Smallholder Farmers to Adapt to Climate Change
Across South Africa's rural landscape, thousands of hectares of fertile land lie unused. Irrigation systems have collapsed, water no longer reaches crops reliably, and many farmers… Read more »
May 04
Zimbabwe: Climate Disasters Don't Just Destroy Homes, They Change Lives Forever. We Spoke With Cyclone Survivors in Zimbabwe
When environmental hazards strike, the damage is usually counted in numbers: how many people died, how many homes were destroyed, how many people were displaced, and how much money… Read more »
May 03
Southern Africa: Extreme Heat Is a Growing Threat to Health, Jobs and Food Security in Southern Africa - Study Looks for Practical Solutions
Extreme heat is not just uncomfortable weather - it is becoming a serious threat to health, jobs and food security across southern Africa, especially for those least able to cope. Read more »
April 29
Africa: Heat and Cold Alter How Animals Fight Disease. As the Climate Changes, This Knowledge May Be Vital
Each animal species has an optimal temperature at which it can metabolise food and its immune system can best fight off pathogens. Read more »
April 28
Africa: Delving into One Health's Vision to Better Protect People, Animals and the Planet from Future Health Crises
Climate-sensitive diseases and zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance (AMR), sustainable food systems and exposure to pollution - the main factors fuelling infectious and… Read more »
South Africa: Climate Change Hits South African Women Unevenly - Why Race, Class, Age and Power Matter
As heat, floods and drought intensify, governments, donors and cities rely on climate risk assessments to decide who gets support and where money goes. A climate risk assessment… Read more »
April 27
Kenya: Climate Change Is Worsening Violent Extremism in Kenya - What Can Be Done
Climate change and its associated impacts can worsen security challenges, including those associated with violent extremism. Read more »
April 21
Africa: The End of Oil? As Fuel Shocks Cascade, 53 Nations Gather to Plan a Fossil Fuel Phaseout
US President Donald Trump is a longtime climate denier and oil industry ally, who sums up his own energy policy as "drill, baby, drill". Yet he is doing more than almost anyone to… Read more »
April 23
Mozambique: Mozambique 'Sky Island' Expeditions Found 4 New Species of Chameleon - Already At Risk From Forest Loss
Tropical rainforests are known for their unique biodiversity, with species found nowhere else on Earth. But nearly 30% of tropical rainforest has been destroyed or has become… Read more »
April 20
Sierra Leone: Young Africans Will Inherit a Climate Crisis - How Kids in Sierra Leone Are Getting Ready
If today's young people are tomorrow's leaders, they will inherit not only the world's problems but also the tools and ideas to solve them. One of the biggest changes they will… Read more »
