Science, policy and community collaborations drive climate change adaptation tools.

Region is world’s second fastest warming.

Women should be better represented at top of climate, food systems research structures, says Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg.

Coastal communities in Africa face food insecurity as a result of rising sea levels.

Compensation for irreversible climate impacts should lead negotiations at this year’s UN climate summit, say advocates.

The world is experiencing its third major food crisis this century. Can food systems become more resilient to shocks?

Doubts hang over wealthy countries’ climate intentions, say developing country alliance leaders.

Poverty, breakdown of social support and underlying mental health conditions are responsible for the uptick in suicide in Africa.

The Asian Development Bank says infrastructure in the Asia Pacific must account for a two-metre rise in sea-levels.

Very little of the money promised to support indigenous communities’ conservation efforts reaches them, say analysts.

Diabetes is growing rapidly in poorer countries, but insulin remains out of reach for many, report finds.

An Ebola strain with no licenced vaccine has hit Uganda for the first time in a decade.

Antimicrobial resistance is a leading global health threat. Does Africa have the data it needs to take on superbugs?

Health research from the global South ‘twice as likely’ to be attributed to a man than a woman, analysis shows.

Rising temperatures and sea levels, rainfall anomalies and increasing extreme weather events exacerbate poverty.

An iron ore mine earmarked for a Cameroon biodiversity hotspot could have major impacts on indigenous communities.

WHO acted ‘too cautiously’ in its COVID-19 response and poor countries were neglected by funders, says Lancet Commission.

Scientists say a malaria vaccine that was 80 per cent effective in trials could be rolled out as early as next year.

Africa needs to increase its capacity to screen for sickle cell disease at birth to increase chances of survival beyond the age of five.

Water looks set to be a key theme at COP27, with Egypt promising to drive action, writes Rehab Abdalmohsen.

Diseases stalk Pakistan after floods affect 33 million people and cripple health delivery systems.

AGRA chief Agnes Kalibata tells Africa Science Focus how the continent can mitigate against soaring fertiliser prices.