Indigenous knowledge systems have helped small-scale farmers keep food on the table during times of drought.
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Climate information services that warn of impending disasters need to be set up fast if African countries are to have a chance of minimising the damage caused by extreme weather.
The South African Reserve Bank’s mandate is price and financial stability. It has the tools to identify, analyse and manage these risks, including those linked to climate change.
Evidence suggests that a low-carbon transition could worsen gender inequalities if not properly addressed in climate policy.
What happens when none of the mainstream climate information is published in your native tongue?
A deep dive into 866 public companies and 1,413 carbon projects reveals some twists in who relies on cheap offsets and who chooses to cut their own emissions instead.
The green talent in short supply includes wind and solar farm technicians and engineers, solar panel installers, green energy auditors, hydrogen fuel cell specialists, and data scientists.
Sub-Saharan Africa is lagging behind in the transition to electric cars and motorbikes. Investment in local manufacturing, renewable energy and storage systems to supply charging stations is needed.
The media must do more to create awareness about the role communities can play in adapting to climate change.
Off-grid solar energy is a panacea to the electricity crisis in Africa.
Abating methane emissions and enhancing atmospheric removal offers an opportunity to rapidly mitigate warming.
Anna Turns sets sail from Plymouth Sound to explore the significance of blue carbon in marine habitats around the UK.
Smallholder farmers in Nigeria have told researchers they’d benefit from livestock index insurance which pays farmers when weather stations indicate that a severe drought or storm has hit the area.
To harness its abundant sunlight and wind, South Africa needs renewable energy storage systems to store this clean power. The government must encourage companies to set up giant battery systems.
Baobabs have been a source of food, fibre and medicine in Africa for centuries.
Scientists find miombo woodlands are likely to be storing up to twice the amount of carbon previously thought.
Hundreds of small-scale farmers in South Africa’s North West province who switched to eco-friendly, climate-smart farming have seen their maize harvest shoot up and their soil improve.
Climate and weather play a large role in people’s leisure travel decisions.
Africa could be headed for a green growth scenario, where it curbs greenhouse gas emissions and grows economies through local manufacturing of green energy equipment.
The global call to action aims to protect the most vulnerable, protect workers, boost resilience and limit further warming to stave off an era of ‘global boiling’.
Top contributors
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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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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