Saliem Fakir, head of the policy and futures unit of the World Wildlife Fund in South Africa, says failure to mitigate climate change will drive greater levels of poverty, while ... Read more »
President Trump's decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement on climate change will be greeted with anger across the African continent - but with or without ... Read more »
Senegal's coastline is receding at an estimated average rate of 1 to 2 metres per year, driven by rising sea levels, rapid urbanisation and illegal sand mining for construction. Read more »
The Western Cape's Provincial Disaster Management Centre will lead Project "Avoiding Day Zero" to manage dwindling water supplies as the province faces its most severe drought ... Read more »
Proposed water restrictions would limit residents to 100 litres of water per person per day and ban car washing, watering of gardens and irrigation with municipal drinking water if ... Read more »
A rural credit scheme that lets farmers store their harvest and obtain loans against it - with the money paid back in the dry season when crop prices and sales income are higher - ... Read more »
Community Forestry offers the opportunity for local and indigenous people to control and manage the forest in a sustainable way, but once the moratorium on awarding new concessions ... Read more »
Heavy rains in the coastal region that left people dead, flooded houses and disrupted traffic were a result of a storm that came from the South Coast, experts say. Read more »
At least 14 people have died, thousands have been displaced and traffic has been disrupted as heavy rains sweep across southern Kenya. Read more »
A water "festival of ideas" has been planned by Cape Town Mayor Patricia de Lille where suppliers of large, utility-scale water supply and water saving equipment will meet with ... Read more »
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