South Africa faces a climate crisis as severe flooding devastates communities, reshaping lives and economies. Discover how these climate shocks demand urgent action and a shift towards disaster ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 18 - South African banks have become more reluctant to lend as the threat of extreme weather events has heightened the risk of defaults, a study by the South African Reserve Bank ...

South African actuaries launched the nation’s first country-specific climate index as experts seek to manage risks and losses brought about by an increasing frequency of droughts, fires, floods and ...

Roula Inglesi-Lotz receives funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF). Jessika Bohlmann does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...

JOHANNESBURG — In South Africa ’s oldest township, volunteers in wetsuits jump into the thigh-deep water of the polluted Jukskei River to untangle a net that's designed to trap garbage but damaged by ...

Hot and humid conditions driven by climate change could increase cases of stunting in South Asia's children by over three million by 2050, a study has estimated. Researchers at the US' University of ...

Do people see climate change affecting their area? A median of 74% across nine middle-income countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live at least somewhat, while 24% say ...

Another study shows that climate change worsens gender inequalities, putting female-headed households and young girls at greater risk of displacement. This increases exposure to gender-based violence, ...