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South Africa’s new environment minister has a strong business background, but the country needs a renewable energy champion who’ll also protect communities from fossil fuel corporates.
Smallholder farmers in Gwanda, rural Zimbabwe face droughts and rising temperatures from climate change. Their environment is also being damaged by artisanal gold miners, new research has found.
Brazil faces a future of increasing climate threats ranging from floods and forest fires to droughts and rising sea levels.
South Africa’s game reserves, tourist parks, chalets and ocean activities are being disrupted by extreme weather. To protect livelihoods, urban planning needs to adapt to climate change fast.
A new study into drownings of small-scale fishers on the Kenyan side of Lake Victoria has found that extreme weather and boat owners’ failure to provide life jackets are causes.
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The El Niño drought in Malawi decimated the maize harvest this year. It has left the country with few options other than importing food.
Cape Town’s storms caused severe flooding and extreme winds that fan wildfires. Early warning systems are important in protecting people from these dangers.
Recent flooding in Tanzania prompted debate about the role of a new megadam. This matters as climate change models predict flooding could increase.
Resources from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization can help marketing programs embed sustainability concerns into marketing education.
Mosquito populations can respond quickly to changing climate, which means the location of areas at risk of malaria might change.
There’s been an increase in the amount of runoff generated from rainfall as land is altered by settlement and deforestation.
African cities with over 10 million residents are getting hotter fast. Millions face disaster in these urban heat islands unless the cities start greening and adapting to climate change soon.
Planting millions of trees in natural grassland is largely ineffective in the battle against global warming because it adds little or no additional carbon storage.
The University of Cape Town’s new report on the impacts of climate change in South Africa found that heatwaves and water stress will affect jobs, deepen inequality, and increase gender-based violence.
New research shows increased rainfall due to climate change is threatening the birds’ food supply.
If accessible crisis information is not accurate, complete, up to date and high quality, there can be life and death consequences for people with disability in a bushfire, flood or pandemic.
Lake Kariba stretches between Zimbabwe and Zambia. Its residents are bearing the brunt of a climate change-induced drought, with fish supplies dwindling and human-wildlife conflict occurring.
Ghana is experiencing record high temperatures and rainfall patterns have become inconsistent.
Top contributors
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Professor of Earth System Science, UCL
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Research Fellow, The ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Australian National University
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Gender and Migration Scientist; Regional Lead for Southern Africa in the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security Team, CGIAR
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation
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Professor of Law, University College Cork; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Lecturer in Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Lancashire
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Senior Research Associate, University of Oxford
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Visiting professor, Harvard University
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Lecturer in Sustainability, University of Manchester
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Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Lecturer in Art and researcher, University of Nigeria