Researchers have found six steps to overturn unfair economic and social systems that leave disadvantaged people at risk of climate disasters.
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Millions of jobs could be created from sustainable economic ocean development.
South Africa’s new climate targets cut emissions only modestly by 2035; a cautious path risks missing green investment, even though deeper cuts are within reach.
South Africa’s G20 presidency is working on getting communities ready to survive disasters.
Stored data contributes to greenhouse gas emissions by needing power for servers and cooling systems.
Africa’s Second Climate Summit in Ethiopia will try to find ways to bring in more finance to help the continent adapt to climate change.
Low-income communities in Africa have done nothing to cause climate change but are worst affected by climate-related disasters, which are expensive to recover from.
State-contingent debt instruments allow countries hit by economic and climate crises to restructure their debt repayments.
Agriculture is not just a victim of climate change. It is key to the solution. It must receive the same attention globally as fossil fuels and energy transitions.
In his new book, Carl Death weighs up climate policies in African countries with each country’s stories and films about climate change.
Successful applicants will be invited to the November event to present details of their project.
New study finds that people in 12 African countries don’t fully accept that extreme weather disasters are caused by climate change. More public awareness is needed.
Blending livelihood strategies based on what works at different times in specific environments has been key to human survival for thousands of years.
Electric vehicles are expensive and yet to take off in South Africa. Wind and solar powered battery swapping stations could help motorists make the switch.
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.
New research has found that a key component of valuable supercapacitor energy storage devices can be made with waste peel from the mangosteen fruit.
Top contributors
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Professor in Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, Stellenbosch 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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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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Ass. Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore; North-West University
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Researcher, Centre for Global Change, Walter Sisulu University
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Research Scientist: Centre for Global Change, Walter Sisulu University
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Professor and Head of the Department of Geography, Geoinformatics & Meteorology, University of Pretoria
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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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Researcher in Environmental Science, Rhodes University
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Professor of Environmental Science, Rhodes University
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Professor in Engineering, Stellenbosch University
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Lecturer in the Department of Management, Uganda Management Institute
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Professor in Operations Management, Trinity College Dublin
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Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg
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Research Associate, University of Oxford