Climate Change

Southern Africa is heating at twice the global average. With the failure of the UN multi-lateral process to rapidly phase out fossil fuels, the world has lost the opportunity to prevent a 1.5°C... 

Insurance provider Santam has partnered with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) to sponsor the installation of nine automatic weather stations (AWS) across the country, with the aim of... 

The South African Environmental Observation Network (NRF-SAEON) contributed to the preparation and integration of South African flux data into the FLUXNET Shuttle, a powerful tool that gathers flux... 

A new research report published by telecommunications group Vodacom highlights Africa’s high vulnerability to climate change, with decarbonisation efforts hampered by critical energy challenges.... 

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Deputy Minister Narend Singh has welcomed the launch of the South African Local Government Association - Adaptation Climate Foundation (Salga-ACF) funded... 

Multilateral environmental fund, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has received initial pledges from donor countries totalling $3.9-billion during its ninth replenishment cycle. The world’s... 

By: Paul Wani Lado - attorney at the Centre for Environmental Rights Every March, as South Africa observes National Water Week and World Water Day, we are reminded that safeguarding our water... 

The African Energy Chamber (AEC) has applied to become an amicus curiae (friend of the court) in an advisory proceeding which is currently before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The...