Five key steps are essential for achieving climate justice for Africa: Phase out fossil fuel subsidiesMany rich countries say they want a climate deal. But at the same time they spend billions of dollars of taxpayers' money subsidising the discovery of new coal, oil and gas reserves.
How South Africa Can Advance Reforms to Achieve its Climate Goals
In our recent review of South Africa's economy we explore how to raise growth, reduce inequality and unemployment, and bolster the economy's green credentials and climate resilience. These challenges have been deepened by the pandemic, which exacerbated South Africa's economic problems, including a decade-long stagnation of per-capita income, high unemployment, and vast income inequality ...
5 Genius African Solutions Fighting Climate Change & Protecting the
Tuesday, August 18, 2020. South Africa's National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) which supports the country's ability to meeting its obligations in terms of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, has been approved. "This strategy defines the country's vulnerabilities, plans to reduce those vulnerabilities and leverage ...
South Africa: Integrating Development and Climate Goals Requires a
South Africa can achieve its ambition to build a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economy while delivering an effective response to climate change, says the World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) launched today in partnership with South Africa's Presidential Climate Commission. The report highlights a pathway for the country to achieve its development and ...
Explainer: What needs to be done to give immediate effect to South
Beyond 1.5°C is considered "dangerous climate change". The simplest way to reduce emissions in the immediate future is to drastically curtail the use of fossil fuels, especially coal. This ...
Climate change has already hit southern Africa. Here's how we know
The picture seems hopeless, but with mitigation and adaptation strategies and policies driven through COP26, southern Africa can reduce the impacts of climate change on local livelihoods.
PDF National Climate Change Response
South Africa's climate change response strategy to achieve the National Climate Change Response Objective in a manner consistent with the outlined principles and approach and which is structured around the following strategic priorities: risk reduction and management; mitigation actions with significant outcomes; sectoral responses;
South Africa's Net-Zero Transition: Towards a Just, Climate-Resilient
The cost of inaction to climate change in South Africa is massive: at risk are 50% of export value, ~1m direct jobs and 15% of GDP if no actions are taken. There is a clear imperative to achieve net-zero emissions through a Just Transition by 2050. ... Having rich customer insights allows companies to solve pressing business problems and ...
Climate change
PRETORIA, 09 November 2022 - Nearly half of young people in South Africa stated that concerns about climate change impacts have made them reconsider starting a family, according to a new UNICEF South Africa U-Report poll, released as youth take the floor to call for climate action at COP27. The latest youth pulse also highlighted that 61 per ...
What climate change means for South Africa and its people
Photo Supplied. A new climate change impact synthesis report titled, "Climate change impacts in South Africa: What climate change means for a country and its people", highlights the impacts of climate change on South Africa and the cascading effect these changes may have on people's lives. The report was compiled by Dr Peter Johnston, Dr ...
South Africa Country Statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa, UN Climate
We are gathered here for COP 27 on an African continent that is experiencing the worsening effects of climate change. For the sake of our continent and the world, we need a dramatic increase in global mitigation ambition to keep the world on the 1.5-degree pathway. ... South Africa reiterates its support for the Egyptian Presidency and its ...
Minister Nomvula Mokonyane publishes draft National Climate Change
Adaptation to climate change presents South Africa with an opportunity to transform the economy, strengthen the social and spatial fabric, and become and build a climate resilient society. The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) provides a common vision of climate change adaptation and climate resilience for the country, and ...
Empowering communities to adapt to a changing climate
Empowering communities to adapt to a changing climate. One of these challenges is related to space and some are related to the presence of stray animals who feed on the crops and produce. "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life" is the Chinese proverb that perhaps best captures the ...
President Cyril Ramaphosa receives recommendations from the
The Commission's first set of recommendations deals with South Africa's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which is a statement by the country of its commitment to address climate change, made in terms of the Paris agreement and submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
PDF Addressing Climate Change in South Africa
Addressing Climate Change in South Africa Promoting the transition towards a low-carbon economy and a climate-resilient society in a just and inclusive manner, while also ensuring biodiversity conservation The challenge South Africa is among the world's 20 largest greenhouse gas emitters, primarily due to its heavy reliance on coal in the power
Tackling Climate Change in Africa
TNC is investing in natural climate solutions that can deliver emissions reductions and help local communities adapt to the impact of climate change. August 07, 2023. July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on planet Earth. Parts of Siberia registered temperatures of 103 degrees Farenheit (39° C) and large parts of Argentina and Chile ...
Experts converge to find solutions for climate change challenges
Rapid urbanisation, population growth and increasingly scarce resources are high on the agendas of scientists, innovators, decision-makers and governments around the world. The 5th National Global Change Conference, currently underway at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein, has brought these stakeholders together to discuss research related to addressing these and other ...
PDF Solutions for a Changing Climate
Introduction. Solutions for a Changing Climate. This brochure highlights AfDB's response to climate change in Africa by illustrating suc-cessful programs and projects managed by the Bank together with development partners in key economic sectors including energy, transport, water and sanitation, agriculture and health.
Responding to climate change
While Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with just about two to three percent of global emissions, it stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world. This vulnerability is driven by the prevailing low levels of socioeconomic growth in the continent. While climate change is global, the poor are disproportionately vulnerable to its effects.
Climate Change Has Already Hit Southern Africa. Here's How We Know
In southern Africa, there has been an increase in the severity and frequency of heatwave events over recent decades. Interestingly, for a few locations, there has also been an increase in the frequency of extreme cold events. While this is not a feature of climate warming, it is induced by changes in regional climate patterns, such as the ...
South Africa's Miners Addressing Climate Change Challenges
How South African Mining Can Address Climate Change Challenges. South African mining is facing increased pressure to address its environmental impact and carbon footprint, with roughly ZAR 264 billion annually in mining sales at risk from trade partners' carbon-reduction commitments and reduced local demand. The trade risk from carbon ...
How Can Africa Resolve its Climate Change Problems?
May 30, 2024. Africa faces severe climate challenges, from droughts in Zimbabwe to floods in Kenya. At the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, experts discussed how climate ...
How to save South Africa
After a creditable first decade, Mandela's African National Congress ( ANC) has presided over economic stagnation, rampant crime, failing public services and epic corruption. Most South Africans ...
'Cape of Storms'
Published: May 30, 2024 2:00am EDT. A severe storm hit South Africa's Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of ...
In South Africa, a community struggling for clean water reflects wider
Hammanskraal's problems — a lack of clean water, a shortage of proper housing and high unemployment — are a snapshot of the issues affecting millions and driving a mood of discontent in South Africa that might force its biggest political change in 30 years in next week's national election.
South Africa: Political Parties Still Not Prepared to Tackle Climate
During the debate, largely led by young South Africans, it became apparent that not all the political parties present were fully prepared to respond to energy poverty and climate change issues ...
Whales Have an Alphabet
Produced by Alex Stern , Stella Tan , Sydney Harper and Nina Feldman. Edited by MJ Davis Lin. Original music by Elisheba Ittoop , Dan Powell , Marion Lozano , Sophia Lanman and Pat McCusker ...
'Cape of Storms': Climate researchers explain Cape Town's recent
A severe storm hit South Africa's Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of destruction across Cape Town and ...
The Possible Collapse of the U.S. Home Insurance System
Yeah, so I cover climate change, in particular the way climate shocks affect different parts of American life. And insurance has become a really big part of that coverage. And Florida is a great ...
COMMENTS
Five key steps are essential for achieving climate justice for Africa: Phase out fossil fuel subsidiesMany rich countries say they want a climate deal. But at the same time they spend billions of dollars of taxpayers' money subsidising the discovery of new coal, oil and gas reserves.
In our recent review of South Africa's economy we explore how to raise growth, reduce inequality and unemployment, and bolster the economy's green credentials and climate resilience. These challenges have been deepened by the pandemic, which exacerbated South Africa's economic problems, including a decade-long stagnation of per-capita income, high unemployment, and vast income inequality ...
5 Genius African Solutions Fighting Climate Change & Protecting the Environment.
Tuesday, August 18, 2020. South Africa's National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) which supports the country's ability to meeting its obligations in terms of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, has been approved. "This strategy defines the country's vulnerabilities, plans to reduce those vulnerabilities and leverage ...
South Africa can achieve its ambition to build a more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable economy while delivering an effective response to climate change, says the World Bank's Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) launched today in partnership with South Africa's Presidential Climate Commission. The report highlights a pathway for the country to achieve its development and ...
Beyond 1.5°C is considered "dangerous climate change". The simplest way to reduce emissions in the immediate future is to drastically curtail the use of fossil fuels, especially coal. This ...
The picture seems hopeless, but with mitigation and adaptation strategies and policies driven through COP26, southern Africa can reduce the impacts of climate change on local livelihoods.
South Africa's climate change response strategy to achieve the National Climate Change Response Objective in a manner consistent with the outlined principles and approach and which is structured around the following strategic priorities: risk reduction and management; mitigation actions with significant outcomes; sectoral responses;
The cost of inaction to climate change in South Africa is massive: at risk are 50% of export value, ~1m direct jobs and 15% of GDP if no actions are taken. There is a clear imperative to achieve net-zero emissions through a Just Transition by 2050. ... Having rich customer insights allows companies to solve pressing business problems and ...
PRETORIA, 09 November 2022 - Nearly half of young people in South Africa stated that concerns about climate change impacts have made them reconsider starting a family, according to a new UNICEF South Africa U-Report poll, released as youth take the floor to call for climate action at COP27. The latest youth pulse also highlighted that 61 per ...
Photo Supplied. A new climate change impact synthesis report titled, "Climate change impacts in South Africa: What climate change means for a country and its people", highlights the impacts of climate change on South Africa and the cascading effect these changes may have on people's lives. The report was compiled by Dr Peter Johnston, Dr ...
We are gathered here for COP 27 on an African continent that is experiencing the worsening effects of climate change. For the sake of our continent and the world, we need a dramatic increase in global mitigation ambition to keep the world on the 1.5-degree pathway. ... South Africa reiterates its support for the Egyptian Presidency and its ...
Adaptation to climate change presents South Africa with an opportunity to transform the economy, strengthen the social and spatial fabric, and become and build a climate resilient society. The National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (NCCAS) provides a common vision of climate change adaptation and climate resilience for the country, and ...
Empowering communities to adapt to a changing climate. One of these challenges is related to space and some are related to the presence of stray animals who feed on the crops and produce. "Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life" is the Chinese proverb that perhaps best captures the ...
The Commission's first set of recommendations deals with South Africa's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), which is a statement by the country of its commitment to address climate change, made in terms of the Paris agreement and submitted to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Addressing Climate Change in South Africa Promoting the transition towards a low-carbon economy and a climate-resilient society in a just and inclusive manner, while also ensuring biodiversity conservation The challenge South Africa is among the world's 20 largest greenhouse gas emitters, primarily due to its heavy reliance on coal in the power
TNC is investing in natural climate solutions that can deliver emissions reductions and help local communities adapt to the impact of climate change. August 07, 2023. July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on planet Earth. Parts of Siberia registered temperatures of 103 degrees Farenheit (39° C) and large parts of Argentina and Chile ...
Rapid urbanisation, population growth and increasingly scarce resources are high on the agendas of scientists, innovators, decision-makers and governments around the world. The 5th National Global Change Conference, currently underway at the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein, has brought these stakeholders together to discuss research related to addressing these and other ...
Introduction. Solutions for a Changing Climate. This brochure highlights AfDB's response to climate change in Africa by illustrating suc-cessful programs and projects managed by the Bank together with development partners in key economic sectors including energy, transport, water and sanitation, agriculture and health.
While Africa has contributed negligibly to the changing climate, with just about two to three percent of global emissions, it stands out disproportionately as the most vulnerable region in the world. This vulnerability is driven by the prevailing low levels of socioeconomic growth in the continent. While climate change is global, the poor are disproportionately vulnerable to its effects.
In southern Africa, there has been an increase in the severity and frequency of heatwave events over recent decades. Interestingly, for a few locations, there has also been an increase in the frequency of extreme cold events. While this is not a feature of climate warming, it is induced by changes in regional climate patterns, such as the ...
How South African Mining Can Address Climate Change Challenges. South African mining is facing increased pressure to address its environmental impact and carbon footprint, with roughly ZAR 264 billion annually in mining sales at risk from trade partners' carbon-reduction commitments and reduced local demand. The trade risk from carbon ...
May 30, 2024. Africa faces severe climate challenges, from droughts in Zimbabwe to floods in Kenya. At the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit in Nairobi, experts discussed how climate ...
After a creditable first decade, Mandela's African National Congress ( ANC) has presided over economic stagnation, rampant crime, failing public services and epic corruption. Most South Africans ...
Published: May 30, 2024 2:00am EDT. A severe storm hit South Africa's Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of ...
Hammanskraal's problems — a lack of clean water, a shortage of proper housing and high unemployment — are a snapshot of the issues affecting millions and driving a mood of discontent in South Africa that might force its biggest political change in 30 years in next week's national election.
During the debate, largely led by young South Africans, it became apparent that not all the political parties present were fully prepared to respond to energy poverty and climate change issues ...
Produced by Alex Stern , Stella Tan , Sydney Harper and Nina Feldman. Edited by MJ Davis Lin. Original music by Elisheba Ittoop , Dan Powell , Marion Lozano , Sophia Lanman and Pat McCusker ...
A severe storm hit South Africa's Western Cape province between 6 and 9 April 2024, with extreme winds gusting at up to 135km/h. The storm left a trail of destruction across Cape Town and ...
Yeah, so I cover climate change, in particular the way climate shocks affect different parts of American life. And insurance has become a really big part of that coverage. And Florida is a great ...