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climate adaptation

How a city came together to rewrite its future in the age of climate change

South Africa

How a city came together to rewrite its future in the age of climate change

By Julia Evans

Roadkill crisis: South Africa's wildlife faces rising threats from fragmented habitats and climate change

South Africa

Roadkill crisis: South Africa's wildlife faces rising threats from fragmented habitats and climate change

By Julia Evans

Invasive species threaten livelihoods of small-scale farmers

South Africa

Invasive species threaten livelihoods of small-scale farmers

By Naledi Sikhakhane

‘Every year now feels like a one-in-100-year flood’ — Life below the Vaal Dam in a changing climate

Our Burning Planet

‘Every year now feels like a one-in-100-year flood’ — Life below the Vaal Dam in a changing climate

By Julia Evans

Battling climate change: How smallholder farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are adapting to survive

South Africa

Battling climate change: How smallholder farmers in KwaZulu-Natal are adapting to survive

By Naledi Sikhakhane

‘We just sleep with one eye open’ — living on the edge of the Jukskei River, battered by storms

South Africa

‘We just sleep with one eye open’ — living on the edge of the Jukskei River, battered by storms

By Julia Evans and Felix Dlangamandla

Cogta minister vows to strictly monitor R1.44bn in disaster relief funds allocated to municipalities

South Africa

Cogta minister vows to strictly monitor R1.44bn in disaster relief funds allocated to municipalities

By Julia Evans

Heavy rain batters KZN – six people die, three in landslide, amid devastating floods

South Africa

Heavy rain batters KZN – six people die, three in landslide, amid devastating floods

By Julia Evans

De Berg wetlands — a nature-based solution for water security and climate adaptation

South Africa

De Berg wetlands — a nature-based solution for water security and climate adaptation

By Julia Evans

South Africa set to face its hottest summer on record

South Africa

South Africa set to face its hottest summer on record

By Abigail Baard and Julia Evans

COP29 - Migrant remittances can help fill funding gaps for climate adaptation in Africa

Our Burning Planet

COP29 - Migrant remittances can help fill funding gaps for climate adaptation in Africa

By Aimée-Noël Mbiyozo

SA’s ‘water wars’ to worsen due to climate crisis, Presidential Climate Commission told

South Africa

SA’s ‘water wars’ to worsen due to climate crisis, Presidential Climate Commission told

By Julia Evans