With funding we can turn an existential code red into a prosperous code green
The Climate Justice Charter Movement has critiqued the manifestos of the main parties contesting the local government elections and found them ‘shallow’
Only 16% of losses in South Africa from weather-related disasters in the past four decades were covered by insurers, leaving governments and communities unable to build back
Unpredictable and unbearable heat waves, floods and rain set to wreak havoc in Africa
Governments need to understand how environmental conditions affect migration and economy
Before we get to the response to Cyclone Idai, it is worth reminding ourselves about how richer countries respond to similar natural disasters.
South Africa must adapt rapidly if it is to mitigate the negative effects of the low-carbon transition
The first floods have already been seen in some parts of Pemba, the capital of Cabo Delgado province, as well as in surrounding areas
A powerful cyclone that hit the west coast of Madagascar killed three people and left nearly 3 000 homeless, officials said on Thursday.
A powerful cyclone hit the west coast of Madagascar on Wednesday, destroying buildings, flooding large areas and cutting off thousands of people.
A report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said last year it was ”likely” that global warming meant more intense cyclones in future.
Emergency relief operations are winding down in Burma’s cyclone-struck delta, but aid workers say a return to normality is a long way off.
Rebuilding Burma’s cyclone-devastated south and bringing aid to millions will cost -billion over the next three years, the UN and Asean say.
Khin Nyo San dashes from her tent to a nearby shack in the desperate hope that a visitor from Rangoon might have news of her missing child.
More than 84 000 people died in last month’s deadly cyclone, while nearly 54 000 are still missing, a Burma official said on Tuesday.
The Burma military junta’s arrest of a popular comedian campaigning for victims of Cyclone Nargis is part of continuing serious human rights violations in the country, a United…
Burma is forcing weak and hungry survivors of Cyclone Nargis to move back to flattened villages and in some cases refusing aid unless rebuilding work is done, Amnesty…
United States warships will soon leave waters near Burma after the ruling military junta refused permission for the delivery of aid supplies, a top US commander said on Wednesday.
