By Calvin Schermerhorn, Arizona State UniversityThe damage from the Eaton Fire wasn’t indiscriminate. The blaze that ravaged the city of…
Tag: climate change
Wealthy nations owe climate debt to Africa – funds that could help cities grow
By Astrid R.N. Haas, University of Cape Town Wealthy nations fuelled their industrial growth and urbanisation by burning fossil fuels.…
Global crises have hit education hard: 24 years of research offers a way forward for southern Africa
By Emmanuel Ojo, University of the Witwatersrand Global crises have shaped our world over the past two decades, affecting education…
South Africa has failed to deliver access to enough water for millions – a new approach is needed
By Tracy Ledger, University of Johannesburg South Africa is one of only 52 countries that guarantee access to water as…
Living with multiple chronic conditions cuts lives short – but Africans are overlooked in research
By Isaac Kisiangani, African Population and Health Research Center; Michele Ramsay, University of the Witwatersrand, and Michelle Kamp, University of…
Modern slavery and climate change: how extreme weather fuels forced labor and unwanted marriages
By Daniel Ogunniyi, University of Hull Weather-induced disasters that are the result of climate change are increasingly affecting societies. One…
DRC: history is repeating itself in Lubumbashi as the world scrambles for minerals to go green
By Brandon Marc Finn, University of Michigan and Patrick Brandful Cobbinah, The University of Melbourne Lubumbashi is a city in…
Why Africa’s young scientists should help check the quality of climate change research
By Christel Dorothee Hansen, University of Pretoria; Chukwuma Moses Anoruo, University of Nigeria; Deniz Vural, Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre…
Colonialism’s legacy has left Caribbean nations much more vulnerable to hurricanes
By Farah Nibbs, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Long before colonialism brought slavery to the Caribbean, the native islanders saw…
Extreme weather is disrupting lives in southern Africa: new policies are needed to keep the peace
By Gracsious Maviza, CGIAR System Organization and Siyaxola Gadu, CGIAR System Organization Over the past decades, heavy and more frequent…
