African countries can’t afford to tread water waiting for the global multilateral and private financing system to become more equitable.
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There is a promising trend of growing research and training in statistical ecology in Africa.
The need of the moment is for low- and middle-income countries to improve their own manufacturing capabilities.
If the local context and priorities of those who most directly rely on natural resources for their survival isn’t considered, conservation efforts will continue to fail.
Thanks to the public events and the scholarly engagement with her life and work, Charlotte Maxeke has become one of the most visible South African women from the 19th and 20th centuries.
Vaccination uptake is influenced by many factors and carries a variety of meanings – social, political, economic, ideological, moral as well as biological.
Nigeria’s current political problems are simply too daunting to embark on an honest journey to true federalism at this stage.
Hard as it is, some gangsters do leave gangs. A new book, based on a 5-year study, tracks the lives of 24 former gang members.
La dificultad para reducir los niveles de pobreza y desigualdad en África se debe a la incapacidad de lograr un desarrollo equitativo en el continente y a la falta de servicios sociales para los trabajadores.
Humanity’s biggest challenges are not technical, but social, economic, political and behavioural. Effective actions are still possible to stabilise the climate and the planet, but must be taken now.
Pitched at an initial US$8.5 billion, the partnership has the potential to be one of the largest individual climate finance transactions to date. But can a just transition be achieved?
South Africa’s renewable energy procurement programme has the potential to restore energy security and eventually reduce power prices.
Many of the temperatures presently being recorded in Africa, and those projected in the next decade, are already close to the limits of human survival, or “liveability”.
The majority of front page reports were negative in tone, seeing very little possibility for individual agency and self-efficacy. This can amplify public anxiety and fear.
This challenges the current assumption that coughing is the primary driver of TB transmission.
Informal economic activities in Norton, Zimbabwe play a part in environmental sustainability and contribute to the town’s financial sustainability.
Education, historical trends in precipitation, and perceived drought experiences predict increased climate change literacy, but rates are lower for women, those in rural areas, and low-income groups.
Attirées par la remontée des eaux froides de l’océan indien, les sardines de l’Afrique du Sud restent piégées dans ces mêmes eaux une fois qu’elles redeviennent chaudes.
Pregnant women and mothers of infants are at a higher risk of experiencing depression because of increased pressures they face economically, in their relationships, with their families, and socially.
Without financial support that helps communities adapt to climate impacts, climate change is projected to push tens of millions more Africans into extreme poverty by 2030.
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Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Lecturer, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, University of Cape Town
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Honorary research affiliate, Centre of Criminology, University of Cape Town
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Honorary Research Associate African Climate and Development Institute, University of Cape Town
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African Centre of Excellence for Inequality Research (ACEIR), University of Cape Town
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Post-doctoral Researcher in Statistical Ecology, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral research fellow, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Organic Chemistry, Neville Isdell Chair in African-centric Drug Discovery & Development, and Director of the Holistic Drug Discovery and Development (H3D) Centre, University of Cape Town
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NRF Chair in Poverty and Inequality Research; Director of the Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town and UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow., University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
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CEO and Exec Director, Stable Planet Alliance; Affiliate Full Professor, University of Washington; Research Associate, African Climate and Development Initiative and FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town
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Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Humanities in Africa, University of Cape Town
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Cape Town
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Interdisciplinary Conservation Social Scientist, University of Cape Town
