
Why full dams don’t mean water security: a look at South Africa
After good summer rains, the dams that supply water to Johannesburg and much of South Africa’s economic heartland are full. This,
After good summer rains, the dams that supply water to Johannesburg and much of South Africa’s economic heartland are full. This,
The twin stress factors of ocean warming and acidification increasingly threaten coral reefs worldwide, but relatively little is known about
In developing economies, many people are excluded in various ways from financial services. Including them is necessary for three main
World Environment Day, which falls on 5 June, marks the official launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, a global
Tanzania is blessed with a diversity of fruit trees. One example is that of avocado trees. According to available information,
It’s a phrase that’s been on the lips of scientists, officials and environmental activists a lot in the last few
A key feature of climate change is that it doesn’t pose one single risk. Rather, it presents multiple, interacting risks
Zimbabwe is expecting its biggest harvest of maize in 20 years, a sign that the country could end its cycle
The agriculture ministry recently launched a special project on urban agriculture, aimed at strengthening Namibia food systems and ensuring recovery
The online discussions, which centred around topics such as agriculture, education and climate change, will serve as direct input to
It’s been five years since hunger levels were this bad across 55 countries under review, according to the Global Network
A billion people lived in a city with a renewable energy target or policy in 2020. Around the world, national and
Glaciers have been melting worldwide as a result of higher temperatures from climate change, but just how fast they have
Drones have been deployed for a variety of environmental causes from protecting crops to keeping track of endangered animals. But
Near Omar Gona’s house in Djibouti’s Tadjourah city stands a wall three metres high and five metres thick. What might
COVID-19 hasn’t only raised concern for health. It has also stimulated thought and debate around issues of human rights –
The Platform enables investors to leverage on the-ground data and insights from UNDP’s country offices The United Nations Development Programme
The engine behind green business is the same as any business: capital. And while social, human and natural capital are
A team of Australian researchers mapped the risks of pollution from 92 chemicals commonly used in agricultural pesticides across 168
At least 155 states recognize their citizens have the right to live in a healthy environment, either through national legislation
The City Climate Finance Gap Fund, a trust fund established by the World Bank and the European Investment Bank (EIB),
A colleague recently sent me an article to read in Canada’s National Observer: “Cutting back on waste is possible –
Just as it did with our work schedules, exercise routines and social engagements, the pandemic has impacted our dietary habits.
Only 48 per cent, approximately 615 million people, in Africa receive the health care they need. This is according to
Aside from the myriad new challenges it introduced, the wide and rapid spread of COVID-19 also revealed long-standing global health
Boris Johnson, the UK prime minister, reportedly attributed the success of the COVID-19 vaccines to “capitalism” and “greed”. But he is wrong
Designer Henry Glogau developed a no-cost lighting solution for homes in shantytowns – a skylight dubbed ‘Solar Desalination Skylight’ that
Plastic pollution is a global scourge with plastic waste having become ubiquitous worldwide. We all suffer from it in some
More than half of African companies are delaying their energy transition targets, leaving them in danger of missing the Paris
For much of the last three weeks, the Flipflopi, a dhow made from recycled plastic, including a helping of old
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