As climate change intensifies, experts say our health and healthcare systems are going to suffer. But mental health often takes a back seat
Populations, resources, power and consumption are centred in cities, and this affects rural areas
Global panel’s new report says we are hurtling toward disaster but there are ways to avoid it
eThekwini’s chief resilience officer says the city is the ‘ideal test tube’ because it’s a microcosm of the world’s climate change problems
When parties meet to negotiate and evaluate progress on climate change, financing for loss and damage will be high on the agenda for developing countries
The world must use the United Nations Climate Change Conference to inspire an approach to mitigation and adaptation that is based on trust, justice and equity
South Africa’s young people can no longer stand by and watch as the older generation fails to take action on climate change
It’s not too late to change the way in which we power our world and ensure our future
COP-27 will be held in Africa and will provide an opportunity to table some important concerns about issues affecting the health of our world and its environment.
The African Mining Indaba will look at ways to boost investor confidence through a stable regulatory environment and mining policies aligned with environmental, social and…
Big industries and governments are not acting fast enough to prevent climate change, with disastrous consequences
A United Nation report says it’s still possible to restrict warming to below 1.5°C, but this requires substantial, sector-wide effort immediately
A new study has found a lack of co-ordinated policy response to these interconnected issues
The way in which countries worked together and marshalled resources to address the pandemic shows that big challenges can be addressed if there is political will
The latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report documents hundreds of species that are now extinct
The continent’s section of new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report delivers the biggest assessment ever of effects, adaptation and vulnerability to climate change
The dangerous effects of climate change are occurring faster and will worsen sooner than previously predicted, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Climate says in its…
African leaders are taking the initiative in developing strategies for coping with it, including its effect on the continent’s water security and sanitation
Though there is no going back and fixing what we have done, we can certainly all take responsibility for our corner of the world to ensure we have a fighting chance
‘If plastic were a country, it would already be the fifth-largest emitter in the world’
