When thinking about resilience, we need to remind ourselves it is not about grit and tenacity. It is more than that...
Anja van Beek 14 Sep 2020
Entrepreneurial businesses both small and medium have been particularly hard hit in these challenging times, and many are now facing an existential threat. However, there are ways to rethink their business models and adapt to a world which is unlikely to return to its old habits...
17 Apr 2020
What is the role of corporations in addressing grand challenges? Grand challenges are complex, pressing social and ecological problems involving diverse actors. They defy straightforward solutions...
Ralph Hamann, Alan Zhang, Clifford Shearing, Gina Ziervogel, Lulamile Makaula 3 Jan 2020
Climate change has been labelled as the greatest public health risk of the 21st century. Health risks from climate change are expected to become increasingly severe in the coming years...
Lucia Hussey 19 Sep 2019
The World Economic Report on Global Risk by the World Bank lists elements of climate change and climate risk in its top 10 list of risks the world faces today...
Danette Breitenbach 14 Mar 2019
The 21st century has brought a new range of urban challenges, compelling cities to become more resilient to the shocks and stresses which they face...
Craig Kesson 21 Nov 2018
Between 2005 and 2015, natural disasters cost agricultural sectors of developing countries $96bn in damage or lost crop and livestock production, according to FAO's new report...
16 Mar 2018
The City of Cape Town is currently using 516-million litres of water per day, according to its latest data release. In February 2015, the city was using 1.2-billion litres of water a day...
7 Mar 2018
Building better resilience to the shocks and stresses climate change is bringing can be a complicated and confusing task...
Laurie Goering 5 Jul 2017
The Abalobi mobile app is to become an integrated catch management system for fishers and fishery stakeholders, from 'hook to cook'...
15 Mar 2016