Climate change is threatening Madagascar’s famous forests – our study shows how serious it is
GLOBAL climate change doesn’t only cause the melting of polar ice caps, rising sea levels and extreme weather events. It
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Africa’s heritage sites in peril as planet heats up
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Climate change threatens historic landmarks and natural wonders like the Seychelles’ Aldabra coral atoll and Ghana’s slave forts
Flood-hit Pakistan breaches lake to avert overflow
SYED RAZA HASSAN AUTHORITIES in flood-hit Pakistan breached the country’s largest freshwater lake, displacing up to 100,000 people from their
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Climate change will cause more African children to die from hot weather
CLIMATE change has already increased global temperatures, greatly increasing extremes. This will continue unless greenhouse gas emissions are reduced to
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Floods affect thousands in Gambia after heaviest rainfall in decades
PAP SAINE THE Gambia recorded its heaviest rainfall in more than 30 years last weekend, causing widespread flooding and at
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Women entrepreneurs in Africa face more climate risks than their male peers
THE world’s climate is changing. All of us will ultimately be affected by climatic shifts – but some will be
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Coal industry is ‘delusional’, South Africa climate change official says
THE executive director of South Africa’s Presidential Commission on Climate Change called the country’s coal industry “delusional”, saying the market
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Climate change isn’t a priority for Kenyan universities. It should be
UNIVERSITIES can play a vital role in shaping change in societies. They produce knowledge through research, train future decision-makers, and
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New forms of urban planning are emerging in Africa
RAPID urban growth and an increasing number of climate change related disasters, such as the recent floods in South Africa’s
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Climate may not directly drive conflict but it’s critical for building peace
CLIMATE change isn’t a direct driver of conflict. Most scientists agree on this and it’s reflected in the Intergovernmental Panel
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