It is shocking that a post-1994 dispensation, emerging from a colonial-apartheid liberation struggle whose core objective was the return of land, has presided over the increase…
Communities and internally displaced persons are emotionally and physically bearing the brunt of decades of instability
As climate change hits, natural disasters will happen more frequently, and it is better to make provision for them than scramble to mop up afterwards
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Extreme weather conditions due to climate change are set to increase, meaning higher premiums
Future-proofing schools against the damaging effects of global climate change is essential
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Several factors unique to the continent will complicate the efforts to reduce coronavirus infections
Before we get to the response to Cyclone Idai, it is worth reminding ourselves about how richer countries respond to similar natural disasters.
Over 300 people have died and 350 000 at risk as Cyclone Idai tears through southern Africa
The eastern district of Chimanimani was worst-hit, with houses and most of the region’s bridges washed away by flash floods
Muralee Thummarukudy, a UN disaster response expert, and ecologist Madhav Gadgil warned in 2011 that a mega-monsoon was inevitable
Massive columns of thick grey smoke have been pouring out of Mount Agung and have shot more than three kilometres into the sky
The UN has predicted which eight countries will be most at risk when nature unleashes its force.
A Colombian landslide has wiped everything in its wake, nearly obliterating the small town of Santa Margarita.
International help and pledges fall far short of the $65-million needed to deal with the disaster.
Since the flooding started, 13 999 households have been affected, 69 995 people rendered homeless, and 48 lives have so far been lost.
Officials have given up hope of finding survivors and begun helping the more than 4 000 displaced villagers in the area.
Local fisheries unions have agreed to allow the Fukushima plant to release uncontaminated groundwater from around the nuclear facility into the sea.
Hundreds of thousands were evacuated as a severe cyclone slammed into southeastern India, packing strong winds and torrential rains.
