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People walk through water at a flooded area affected by rising sea levels and land subsidence in North Jakarta, Indonesia, 20 November 2024. Reuters/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

Climate Change

Cities face 'whiplash' of floods, droughts as temperatures rise, study warns

David Stanway 12 Mar 2025

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Climate Change

Polluters must pay: How COP29 can make this a reality

Llewellyn Leonard 4 Nov 2024

Flags indicate how many trees each donor country has planted. Jeremy Allouche,

Climate Change

Africa’s Great Green Wall will only combat desertification and poverty by harnessing local solutions

Jeremy Allouche and Élie Pédarros 18 Oct 2024

Maritime commerce and climate change: How effective would a carbon tax on shipping be?

Shipping

Maritime commerce and climate change: How effective would a carbon tax on shipping be?

Vianney Dequiedt, Audrey-Anne de Ubeda and Édouard Mien 12 Aug 2024

Solar panels are seen near the cooling towers of a retired coal-fired Komati Power Station, operated by Eskom, near Komati village, in the Mpumalanga province in South Africa, 9 May 2024. Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko/File Photo

Climate Change

South Africa's climate action too slow to meet its bold pledges, says report

Tim Cocks 26 Jul 2024

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Climate Change

SA’s response to climate change outlined in new law

24 Jul 2024

Climate Change

South Africa aims for net zero emissions by 2050

15 Jul 2024

Source: Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.

Healthcare

New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

Climate Change

6 little-known facts about climate change in South Africa

Karen King 6 Jun 2024

Source: © 123rf Claire Watt, senior account director, The Friday Street Club explains that strategic communication is a powerful way to achieve a climate safe future

ESG

South Africa’s creative industry: A ‘change agent’ for a climate safe future?

Claire Watt 6 Jun 2024

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Climate Change

Research into climate change adaptation and mitigation receives $92m

5 Jun 2024

ESG & Sustainability

IMF reaches $1.3bn agreement with Ivory Coast for resilience, sustainability facility

Portia Crowe 19 Feb 2024

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Climate Change

Can behavioural science stop climate change?

19 Apr 2023

An armful of scientific evidence underpins Africa's case at COP27

Climate Change

An armful of scientific evidence underpins Africa's case at COP27

Duncan MacFadyen and Rendani Nenguda 15 Nov 2022

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Corporate & Commercial Law

US and Kenya sign strategic trade and investment partnership

Virusha Subban 29 Jul 2022

Education is key in mobilising SA youth on climate change challenges

Climate Change

Education is key in mobilising SA youth on climate change challenges

Nkokheli Mankayi 20 Dec 2021

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

Agro-processing

Cannabis Master Plan to be presented to Nedlac

14 May 2021

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Agriculture

Which climate-smart technologies will pay off for African farmers?

Caroline Mwongera 17 May 2018

Agriculture

€50m funding facility launched to support climate change adaptation and mitigation in SA

8 Feb 2018

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Agriculture

New online Climate-Smart Agriculture Sourcebook to help steer food systems in sustainable direction

13 Nov 2017

More restrictions for rhino horn trade

Environmental Law

More restrictions for rhino horn trade

11 Oct 2017

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Agriculture

Protecting Africa's drylands key to the continent's future

Sam Otieno 7 Sep 2017

Climate Change

Africa feeling the heat of climate change

Dan Shepard 2 Jun 2017

Africa Rice Center via - Irrigation infrastructure to the Tutu inland valley for rice prodution

Sustainable Farming

New FAO satellite tool helps African farmers optimise water productivity

24 Apr 2017

Carl Davies, CSIRO via - Cowpeas are a staple food and an important source of protein for over200 million people in sub-Saharan Africa.

Food Security

Pulses, powerful allies in achieving Sustainable Development Goals

13 Feb 2017

FAO launches enhanced database for easy access to food and agriculture data

Agri Tech

FAO launches enhanced database for easy access to food and agriculture data

28 Nov 2016

- José Graziano da Silva

Agriculture

Sustainable agriculture deserves center stage at Marrakesh climate talks

José Graziano da Silva 8 Nov 2016

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

Agriculture

Report: rapid transformation of agriculture necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions

19 Oct 2016

Research

Research funding for African scientists for climate change solutions

5 Sep 2016

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Food Security

African hunger policy silent on climate risks

Baraka Rateng 29 Jun 2016

Participants at the seminar dubbed facilitating the transfer of climate technologies in East Africa.

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

East African forum discusses transfer of climate technologies

14 Apr 2016

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Sustainable Farming

How one region is planning ahead to help farmers cope with climate change

Stephanie Midgley, University of Cape Town 29 Jan 2016

Forum will focus on financing for Africa's transformation

Finance

Forum will focus on financing for Africa's transformation

10 Oct 2014

Winners of AfriCAN Climate Award announced

Climate Change

Winners of AfriCAN Climate Award announced

8 May 2014

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Scientists urged to support 'climate-smart' agriculture

23 Jan 2012

Media

Free access to climate change broadcasting material developing regions

Molly Slothower 10 Sep 2009

Nobel laureate to keynote at GBASE2010

ESG

Nobel laureate to keynote at GBASE2010

24 Aug 2009