Cape Town- The Somali government declared a state of emergency after the committee set up to assess the drought situation in the country submitted a report. In a statement, Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Robl called on the people of Somalia, clergy, businesses, and the international community to provide assistance to […]
South Africa: High School Dropout Rate Because of Water Crisis
In rural Tsita in the Eastern Cape, school-age children spend hours fetching and carrying water for their families. The principal of the local high school blamed this on the high dropout rate and the sharp drop in enrollment. The municipality stated that the water supply project (R28 million) is expected […]
Climate Gaps for South Africa
The findings of the second “State of Climate Science and Technology in South Africa” report prepared by the South African Academy of Sciences (ASSAf) include that the country is well-positioned to play a key role in the Global Adaptation Committee to advance climate change adaptation solutions. Among other things, the […]
Why South Africa Is On The Brink of a Global Heating Disaster
In the next 10 years, Gauteng is more and more likely to experience “zero-days”-but as the earth’s temperature rises, the drying up of taps in the economic heartland is not the only major risk facing South Africa. A recent assessment conducted by climatologists at the University of Witwatersrand’s Global Change […]