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South African Weather Service new Marine Unit

By Dr. Christo Rautenbach Earlier this year the South African Weather Service (SAWS) demarcated a...

2018 Caux Dialogue on Land and Security

By Noel Oettlé   In July I attended the annual Caux Dialogue on Land and...

Tribute to Minister Edna Molewa

By Noel Oettlé In this edition of the newsletter, we pay tribute to the late...

Join the Global Day of Climate Action Support on 8 September

On 12-14 September 2018, cities, states, businesses and civil society from around the world are...

Mandela Day 2018: Action against Poverty through the Food Security Lens

By Felix Donkor Each year Mandela Day (18 July) is a clarion call on all...

Perspective on the Adaptation Futures 2018 Conference

By Marius Masoga The Adaptation Futures 2018 Conference was a successful and interesting event. I...

Knowledge for Action: Scoping a climate adaptation knowledge system to enable a socially just transition to a low-carbon adaptive South Africa

By ACDI, CSAG, Wits Researchers (LTAS Collaboration) A research team from African Climate and Development...

Faith Communities and their key role in promoting Adaptation Strategies

By Mncedisi Masuku Around the world, scientists are assessing climate change and helping us to...

The Cape Town water crisis – restrictions to remain in place

By Peter Johnston  We have endured the most devastating and consuming drought in the SW...