New dataset will support global scale analysis of climate trends in river flow
With one of the largest streamflow networks globally, administered by South Africa's Department of Water Affairs (DWA) and the South African Environmental...
Experts convene to exchange solutions to help mitigate extreme climate and weather events
Climate experts from around the world gathered at Stellenbosch University recently to discuss aspects of extreme climate and weather events and strategies to...
International workshop tackles management of invasives in protected areas
Ecologists from 17 countries and six continents gathered in Stellenbosch recently to share knowledge and best practice approaches to the management of...
Major impetus for strengthening climate resilient agriculture in the Western Cape
Research on the impacts of climate change on agriculture and communities in the Western Cape were high on the agenda during the signing of a Memorandum of...
African penguins: climate refugees from a distant past
A new study on the paleo-historical geographic range of the endangered African penguin since the last Ice Age paints a grave picture of a species in steep...
When climate change leaves you with the only (most expensive) option to adapt
There may come a time in our efforts to gradually adapt to climate change that we are pushed over a tipping point – when the only choice we face is either a...
Africa’s adaptation to climate change hampered by skewed funding and lack of data
Over the past three decades Africa received just 3.8% of climate-related research funding globally, with most of this funding going to institutions in Europe...