Could the roofs of low cost houses be South Africa’s secret weapon against hunger?Mark Volmink, University of the Western Cape
Climate change is threatening sheep farmers in South Africa’s Drakensberg – how they’re adaptingMhlangabezi Slayi, University of Fort Hare; Admire Rukudzo Dzvene, University of Fort Hare; Hlekani Muchazotida Kabiti, Walter Sisulu University; Shadreck Muchaku, and Simbarashe Ndhleve, Walter Sisulu University
Efforts to combat climate change often exclude Indigenous people – and they may not have any recourseBuket Altınçelep, UMass Boston
How did a major mangrove restoration project in Senegal end up selling ‘ghost carbon’?Julien Andrieu, Université Côte d’Azur
El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and coralsDillon Amaya, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
School in a hot world: what research is saying about children’s health and learningCaradee Yael Wright, South African Medical Research Council and Natasha Naidoo
Climate finance for Mauritius needs good management: report finds gapsNeekhil Bhowoniah, University of Mauritius
Africa’s climate crisis is a legal crisis too: what are states’ duties under human rights law?Zunaida Moosa Wadiwala, University of the Witwatersrand and Tracy-Lynn Field, University of the Witwatersrand
Why the world’s most ambitious coal phase-out deal has failed – and what it means for climate financeFreddie Daley, University of Sussex and Charlie Lawrie, University of Sussex
Shifting from fossil fuels will fail without funding for African industry and energy infrastructureEse Owie, Euclid University | Pôle Universitaire Euclide ; University of Essex
Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the rest of the world can learn from itTafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Scientists have scrapped the worst-case climate scenario – because action is making a differenceAndrew King, The University of Melbourne
No water, no crops: irrigation schemes could be a powerful way for South Africa’s smallholder farmers to adapt to climate changeThulasizwe Mkhabela, University of KwaZulu-Natal
Extreme heat is a growing threat to health, jobs and food security in southern Africa – study looks for practical solutionsJerome Amir Singh, University of Toronto and Caradee Yael Wright, South African Medical Research Council
Small businesses that go green could make a big impact in South Africa: study analyses what’s in their wayObert Matarirano, Walter Sisulu University and Trust Chireka, University of Fort Hare
Madagascar’s ancient baobabs store 700 years of climate secrets – what they revealEstelle Razanatsoa, University of Cape Town; Lindsey Gillson, University of Cape Town, and Malika Virah-Sawmy, Humboldt University of Berlin
Young Africans will inherit a climate crisis: how kids in Sierra Leone are getting readyRebecca Morgenstern Brenner, Cornell University and Sonny S. Patel, Georgia State University; Harvard T. Chan School of Public Health
DRC is sending in the military to guard mines and critical minerals. Will it be enough?James Boafo, Murdoch University; Alex Owusu Amoakoh, Liverpool John Moores University; Jacob Obodai, Liverpool John Moores University, and Senyo Dotsey, Università di Torino
The race to mine critical minerals for AI and clean energy is creating ‘sacrifice zones’ that harm water and health of world’s poorAbraham Nunbogu, United Nations University and Kaveh Madani, United Nations University
How big oil companies can slow the green transition by suing governments that ban fossil fuelsSusan Ann Samuel, University of Leeds and Gunjan Soni, Mahindra University
Finance for clean energy doesn’t reach projects in Africa – the credit rules are out of dateAna M. Camelo Vega, Columbia University
Ghana’s mining law aims to stop speculation but leaves communities in limbo – insights from a lithium case studyClement Sefa-Nyarko, King's College London
Hantavirus in Africa: why climate change, rats and weak surveillance are worrying scientistsWolfgang Preiser, Stellenbosch University; Carla Mavian, University of Florida; Cheryl Baxter, Stellenbosch University; Richard Lessells, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and Tulio de Oliveira, Stellenbosch University
Informal workers in Lagos are left to cope with devastating floods alone: why things must changeGbenga Akinlolu Shadare, Buckinghamshire New University
A very strong El Niño may be approaching. Here’s what it could mean for the world’s weatherJavier Martín Vide, Universitat de Barcelona
Climate disasters don’t just destroy homes, they change lives forever. We spoke with cyclone survivors in ZimbabweDenboy Kudejira, University of Cape Town; Christopher Mabeza, University of Zimbabwe, and Liboster Mwadzingeni, Midlands State University; University of South Africa
Climate change hits South African women unevenly: why race, class, age and power matterPetra Holden, University of Cape Town; Gina Ziervogel, University of Cape Town, and Leigh Stadler, University of Cape Town
Climate change is worsening violent extremism in Kenya – what can be doneDylan O'Driscoll, Coventry University; Fathima Azmiya Badurdeen, Technical University of Mombasa; Joel Busher, Coventry University; Sheila Ronoh, Coventry University, and Wilson Ndenyele, Technical University of Mombasa
Heatwaves will be worst for rural parts of Africa – new model shows tens of millions face dangerous warming by 2100Oluwafemi E. Adeyeri, Australian National University
South African court orders Eskom to disclose R70 billion coal and diesel contracts – why the ruling mattersFelix Dube, University of Venda
South Africa’s power utility Eskom tried to block a gold mine from going solar – but lost in courtAngela van der Berg, University of the Western Cape
Mining companies and land rights in South Africa: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communitiesMzingaye Brilliant Xaba, National University of Lesotho
Activists in Ghana are forcing extractive firms to account for the harm they cause – corporate abuse studyCynthia Kwakyewah, York University, Canada
The G20 was built to stabilise the world’s economy – but it’s failed on climate, debt and inequalityRasigan Maharajh, Tshwane University of Technology
