South Africa: South Africa's New Climate Targets - Balancing Ambition With the Realities of Coal and Climate Finance

South Africa has scaled back its ambitions to cut down on the greenhouse emissions that come from burning fossil fuels and which cause global warming. Read more »

South Africa: Climate Disasters Are Escalating - 6 Ways South Africa's G20 Presidency Can Lead Urgent Action

South Africa currently holds the presidency of the G20 - the group of 19 of the world's largest economies and the African Union. It has set up a Disaster Risk Reduction Working… Read more »

South Africa: South Africa's Sewage Crisis - Official Reports Don't Include Millions of Litres of Leaking Wastewater

Wastewater is the water we flush down our toilets, send down the drain from our showers and sinks or discharge from factories. It's supposed to travel through intact pipes to be… Read more »

South Africa: Data That Is Stored and Not Used Has a Carbon Footprint. How Companies Can Manage Dark Data Better

In today's world, huge amounts of data are being created all the time, yet more than half of it is never used. It stays in silos, or isn't managed, or can't be accessed because… Read more »

Africa: Plastics - All Around Us and Inside Us

Plastic is one of the most remarkable materials ever created. It's cheap, lightweight and endlessly versatile. It can be shaped into anything from shopping bags to lifesaving tools… Read more »

Madagascar: Our Primate Ancestors Evolved in the Cold - Not the Tropics

Most people imagine our early primate ancestors swinging through lush tropical forests. But new research shows that they were braving the cold. Read more »

Africa: Wildfire Disasters Are Increasingly in the News, Yet Less Land Is Burning Globally - Here's Why

Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That's roughly equivalent… Read more »

West Africa: TikTok's Online Wild Meat Sellers - Study Finds Endangered Species On Offer in West Africa

In Togo and much of west Africa, wild meat remains an important part of daily life, valued for its taste, cultural traditions, and as a source of income for those who sell it. Read more »

Ghana: Drought Can Make Farmers Feel Worried and Hopeless - Ghana Study Finds Social Networks Help

Droughts are a familiar hardship in Ghana's semi-arid north, where rainfall is erratic and agriculture is the mainstay of rural economies. The economic and environmental effects of… Read more »

Africa: We're Witnessing Last-Ditch Talks to Secure a Global Plastic Pollution Treaty

Negotiators from around the world are gathered in Geneva, Switzerland, for the final UN intergovernmental session to hammer out a legally binding global treaty on plastics… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Top Climate Change Challenges - a Fairer Deal On Phasing Out Fossil Fuels and Mobilising Funds

Nearly 600 million people across the African continent still lack access to electricity. Close to one billion rely on traditional biofuels for cooking. Africa is also very… Read more »

Nigeria: Child Malnutrition Is a Sign of Conflict to Come - Nigerian Study Links Climate Change, Food and Violence

The pathway from climate change to violent conflict is not simple. There are the obvious immediate effects of global warming like water scarcity and crop failure. But beyond these,… Read more »

Africa: Whales and Dolphins Regularly Hang Out With Each Other - New Study

As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian coast, there are reports of dolphins joining the mass movement. Read more »

Nigeria: How Hot Is Your Home? Nigerian Study Explores Comfort Levels in Buildings

Global standards for heating comfort are largely based on cooler, northern hemisphere climates. How relevant are these benchmarks in low-cost housing in warmer African regions? Read more »

Africa: Nature's Underground Engineers - How Plant Roots Could Save Harvests From Drought

Ever wondered how a delicate plant root can push its way through hard ground? It's a feat of engineering happening beneath our feet. Read more »

South Africa: South African Study Finds 4 Low-Income Communities Can't Cope With Global Warming - What Needs to Change

Climate change is not new: temperatures have been rising for decades as a result of global warming. In South Africa's city of Pietermaritzburg, four low-income urban communities… Read more »

Africa: Do Elephants Make Deliberate Gestures to Ask for Things? Our Study Says Yes

Elephants are known for their intelligence, strong social bonds, and good memories. But do they communicate to show real intention? A new study suggests they do. The research… Read more »

South Sudan: Climate Projects in South Sudan Can Turn Deadly - How to Avoid This

South Sudan, which has been torn apart by a civil war, is vulnerable to extreme weather events, frequent floods and drought, to which it must adapt. But any adaptation projects for… Read more »

South Africa: Communities Near South Africa's Kruger National Park Prefer Wildlife-Friendly Ways to Earn a Living Over Killing Animals

Kruger National Park is a flagship South African conservation area home to lions, elephants, rhinos, and leopards. Tourists from all over the world flock to the park to see… Read more »

Africa: Climate Change Is Making Africa's Debt Burden Worse - New Debt Contracts Could Help

Many African countries are already struggling with heavy debt burdens. Climate change is making this worse. Africa contributes the least to global emissions but suffers the most… Read more »

Africa: Historic Climate Change Ruling From the International Court of Justice - What It Means for Africa

The International Court of Justice, the world's highest court, handed down an advisory opinion on 23 July 2025 stating that climate change "imperils all forms of life". This… Read more »

Kenya: Extreme Weather Affects Mental Health - What Vulnerable Women in Kenya Told Us

Climatic shocks and environmental changes are increasingly recognised as one of the greatest threats to human health of the 21st century. Extreme weather, such as heatwaves,… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Smallholder Farmers Are Using Bright Ideas to Adapt to Climate Change - G20 Countries Should Fund Their Efforts

Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is threatening this way of life. Read more »

Africa: Hold Up, Humans. Ants Figured Out Medicine, Farming and Engineering Long Before We Did

Think back to a time you helped someone move a heavy object, such as a couch. While at first the task may have appeared simple, it actually required a suite of advanced behaviours. Read more »

Africa: One of the Biggest Microplastic Pollution Sources Isn't Straws or Grocery Bags - It's Your Tires

Every few years, the tires on your car wear thin and need to be replaced. But where does that lost tire material go? Read more »