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A section of Quarry Road informal settlement in Durban after severe flooding in April 2019 where research was undertaken by local scientists. Catherine Sutherland

Reuters’ Hot List of climate scientists is geographically skewed: why this matters

Nina Hunter, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Andrew Emmanuel Okem, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Catherine Sutherland, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Debra Roberts, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Marlies H Craig, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Michelle North, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and Rob Slotow, University of KwaZulu-Natal

Climate change science dominated by knowledge produced in the global North cannot address the particular challenges faced by those living in the global South.
A copper mine in Phalaborwa, South Africa. The African continent is home to vast mineral resources. Mark Schwettmann/Shutterstock

Why African countries must invest more in earth sciences

Michelle North, University of KwaZulu-Natal; Lauren Hoyer, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and Warwick William Hastie, University of KwaZulu-Natal

It seems the production of Earth science knowledge in Africa is simply not progressing, despite the world’s interest in (and exploitation of) the continent’s mineral wealth.

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