Tag: climate change
ISS: Climate change and violence in Africa: no time to lose
The AU is the first international body to tackle the problem head-on, and it needs global support.
Climate change poses serious security threats in Africa....
Triple C threat facing Mozambique
Conflict, COVID-19 and climate change are, according to the UN Secretary-General, the triple threat currently faced by South Africa’s eastern neighbour.
The conflict component of...
Hunger, fear and death – an Ethiopian migrant family’s lot
First, drought in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region destroyed Asha Khalif Ali’s crops and animals. Then her husband and brother were killed in ethnic violence. She...
Drones finding their place in the environment
Climate change is an irrefutable fact as the globe gets warmer year-on-year. It is therefore crucial to accurately analyse its effects and gather data....
ISS: Climate change is feeding armed conflict in Somalia
The blast that killed over 350 people and the double car bombing in Mogadishu last October have frustrated Somalia's efforts to build...
UN seeks $2billion for Sahel as migration spectre looms
The United Nations sought on Wednesday a record $2 billion for the Sahel in what a senior UN official said is necessary...
ISS: Think again – Unstable climates make for unstable politics
El Niño has hit Africa particularly hard this year. The unpredictable weather cycle has been more intense than past iterations, and is...
New UN climate deal struck, critics say gains modest
Climate negotiators agreed a pact that would for the first time force all the biggest polluters to take action on greenhouse gas...
Support grows for Durban climate deal
Support grew yesterday for an EU plan to agree a global climate change pact with binding targets by 2015, after poor nations...
UN climate chief sees air clearing on cut pledges
The UN's climate chief said she believes countries can snap the deadlock that has lasted for years and sign up to fresh...
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Communicate don’t abrogate!
The senior officer cadre of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) communications component, officially the Directorate: Corporate Communication (DCC), employed a barely plausible excuse...
