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South Africa’s big companies, hospitals and universities have millions of square metres of rooftop space that is suitable for generating solar power.
Global warming and droughts have caused Mauritius to run low on water. It needs hundreds of millions of dollars to build new reservoirs.
The G20 nations have enough sunny and windy land to power the world with renewable energy.
South Africa’s G20 presidency wants to set up at least three projects to share energy across borders in Africa within 10 years.
Some of the fastest ocean currents in the world have been discovered off South Africa, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania and Madagascar. These can be used to generate energy.
Whether intentional or not, holding climate professionals to unrealistic standards is a climate delay tactic for justifying the status quo.
New research has found that a key component of valuable supercapacitor energy storage devices can be made with waste peel from the mangosteen fruit.
Setting up the world’s biggest giant tropical forest reserve in the Congo Basin is a step towards conserving the area and creating jobs for local communities.
New research has found that rural Zambians are much more likely to adopt solar power if they see it working for their neighbours.
South Africa subsidises fossil fuel companies to the tune of R118 billion (US$6.2 billion) a year. As G20 president, South Africa must push to end these subsidies.
Researchers warn that South Africa and Chile should avoid taking out huge loans to set up green hydrogen industries.
A new report by the non-profit organisation Action Aid calculates that wealthier countries owe Africa US$36 trillion in climate debt.
The Rwandan government moves people at risk of natural disasters or homelessness into safer villages.
There is a need for democratic participation in designing and implementing social innovations for climate adaptation.
Kumasi was once considered among west Africa’s greenest cities.
Universities in Senegal and South Africa are now teaching the skills of setting up nature-inspired projects to deal with some of the problems of climate change.
Using nature to solve environmental damage caused by humans can work on a local level, but can nature-based solutions be scaled up enough to address climate change?
Global scientific reports about climate change are largely written and reviewed by older researchers from the global north.
Indigenous knowledge systems have helped small-scale farmers keep food on the table during times of drought.
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Senior Lecturer at Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igboora, Nigeria and Extraordinary Senior Lecturer at Indigenous Knowledge Systems Centre, North-West University, Mafikeng, South Africa, North-West University
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Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health and Director of The Lancet Countdown in Africa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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Professor and Head of the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics & Meteorology, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Environmental Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Senior research officer: Climate Adaptation in the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), University of Cape Town
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Director of African Climate and Development Initiative, Professor in Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of Climate Change, Technology and Policy, Carleton University
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Professor of Policy Analysis, RAND School of Public Policy
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Adjunct Associate Professor of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Boston University
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Professor in Engineering, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of Environmental Science, Rhodes University
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Researcher in Environmental Science, Rhodes University
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Professor in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch University