Day Zero: Lessons for cities in Global South
For Cape Town to survive, it needs more than just a good technical approach to managing water
Water usage lessons from Namibia
In Namibia, the national government has piped water to many remote villages and put them in charge of distribution and payment
Mopane worms sound climate alert
The caterpillars are a vital source of protein and income but are being overharvested
A climate of change for cash cows
Understanding why farmers in Southern Africa are reluctant to cash in their investment is key to mitigating the effects of climate change
Restoring water catchment areas leaves us flush
Spending on catchment areas provides solutions to the problems of water supply and demand, write Kristal Maze and Leonie Joubert.
COP in or COP-out?
Climate change negotiations are like a 17-year group effort to write a book. Will Durban close a chapter?
Green paper is short on detail
Without measurable targets, how are we going to achieve our climate change goals?
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The invisible refugee
The term “refugee” isn’t one governments want to talk about in the context of climate change
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The big carbon conundrum
There’s something incongruous about the fact that Denmark is hosting this year’s United Nations Climate Summit in December.
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Pseudo-science: warts and all
We’ve evolved to have the pattern-recognition software in our brains, even if it sometimes leads us to false conclusions.
