Man-made climate change and its effect on rainfall made the drought in South Africa's Western Cape province over the past few years about three times more likely...
SouthSouthNorth has released an independent study on the potential private sector investment priorities that support South Africa's climate change outcomes...
11 Jan 2019
2018 was a year of paradox. The scientific signals of global warming are significantly stronger. The frequency, intensity and cost of weather impacts escalates. But the backtracking and general malaise...
Simon Clarke 7 Jan 2019
If you've ever walked in a forest following the first rainfall after a dry spell, you would recall a sweet, fresh and powerfully evocative smell. This earthy-smelling substance is geosmin, a chemical released into the air by a soil-dwelling bacteria called actinomycetes...
Ruth Schmidt 4 Jan 2019
The Government of Mauritius and the European Union held a High Level Policy Dialogue on Climate Change following the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference...
4 Jan 2019
Researchers and scientists say we'll need to intensify the use of drought-tolerant food sources such as seaweed and more...
Taahirah Martin 3 Jan 2019
Climate scientists insist in a recent report that fundamental changes in how energy is consumed and supplied are urgently required to avoid serious damage to life and property...
Abhishek Kar & Hisham Zerriffi 3 Jan 2019
Climate change will hammer the US economy unless there's swift action to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels, according to the latest National Climate Assessment report...
Garth Heutel 28 Dec 2018
Although most G20 countries, including several emerging countries, have enhanced their conditions for investments in low-carbon energy in the past year, more has to be undertaken in order to meet the Paris climate targets...
24 Dec 2018
The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) recently announced the first cohort of the Small Research Grants in Climate Change Science...
24 Dec 2018
What did you have for dinner last night? Might you have made a different choice if you had a simple way to compare the environmental impacts of different foods?
Adrian R. Camilleri, Dalia Patino-Echeverri and Ri 20 Dec 2018
The year 2018 was packed with environmental buzzwords. Sustainable, eco-friendly, low-carbon footprint, and upcycle are just some of the words that we are used to hearing in conversations with our clients, and for good reason...
Kim Winstanley 20 Dec 2018
Between 2015 and 2017 South Africa's South Western Cape region experienced three of its lowest rainfall years on record...
Mark New, Friederike Otto and Piotr Wolski 20 Dec 2018
The global fashion sector has increased momentum to address climate change by launching the Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action. Premier fashion brands, retailers, and supplier organisations have agreed...
19 Dec 2018
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