Climate change is an urgent global issue with far-reaching consequences, yet one of its lesser-known contributors is wastewater. Often viewed merely as a local sanitation challenge, wastewater actually plays a significant, yet underappreciated, role in exacerbating climate change.
This report provides an in-depth analysis of Nigeria’s climate trends and their socio-economic impacts across its regions. It synthesizes data from national meteorological agencies, NGOs, and international organizations, offering insights into how rising temperatures, irregular rainfall, and extreme weather events are shaping the country's future.
A friend recently shared an article calling for signatures on a petition to stop farmers from being jailed for using indigenous seeds.
In the Middle East, water scarcity is having a far-reaching and multifaceted effect on agricultural production, leading to the risk to food security and economic stability in the region. Here’s the impact of the shortage of water on agriculture in this dry region of the world:
The Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have enabled countries to leverage diverse strengths.
In a world where the wild is under threat, the pangolin is an extraordinary and endangered species that is confronting escalating threats to its survival from human activities. Habitat loss, illicit wildlife trafficking, and climate change are rapidly eroding the time for these inquisitive creatures, characterized by their furtive nature and distinctive scales.
China, with 1.4 billion inhabitants, is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, accounting for 32% of global emissions.
The southwestern region of Angola has been plagued by drought episodes for about four decades. However, the severe episodes of this phenomenon started in the late 1990s. The southwestern region of Angola has been plagued by drought episodes for about four decades. However, the severe episodes of this phenomenon started in the late 1990s.
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century, reshaping industries, economies, and daily life worldwide. Among the sectors deeply affected is transportation, particularly in regions heavily reliant on informal transit systems such as the minibus taxi industry in South Africa.
On January 23, 2025, the South African president signed the Land Expropriation Bill, triggering a wave of illegal land occupations in Juju Valley, an emerging informal settlement near Polokwane, Limpopo (Munyai, 2025).
As we approach the UN’s 2030 Agenda, the steps taken towards creating a better world for all are under scrutiny. The world is evolving at a rapid pace with ground breaking innovations emerging from the latest technological advancements, such as the new kid on the block, Artificial Intelligence (AI).
I live in Durban, on the east coast of South Africa, where striking dissimilarities attempt to co-exist with one another both in culture, wealth, and development – and this is ever more evident in the rapid approach towards gated development and burgeoning coastal towns suddenly becoming national metropoles of leisure, commerce, and retirement.