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- 22/10/31 03:55
Science, policy and community collaborations drive climate change adaptation tools.
Science, policy and community collaborations drive climate change adaptation tools.
FRIDAY 28. OCTOBER 2022
Region is world’s second fastest warming.
THURSDAY 27. OCTOBER 2022
Women should be better represented at top of climate, food systems research structures, says Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg.
WEDNESDAY 26. OCTOBER 2022
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.
TUESDAY 25. OCTOBER 2022
The world is experiencing its third major food crisis this century. Can food systems become more resilient to shocks?
MONDAY 24. OCTOBER 2022
Doubts hang over wealthy countries’ climate intentions, say developing country alliance leaders.
FRIDAY 21. OCTOBER 2022
WEDNESDAY 19. OCTOBER 2022
Poverty, breakdown of social support and underlying mental health conditions are responsible for the uptick in suicide in Africa.
FRIDAY 14. OCTOBER 2022
The Asian Development Bank says infrastructure in the Asia Pacific must account for a two-metre rise in sea-levels.
THURSDAY 13. OCTOBER 2022
Very little of the money promised to support indigenous communities’ conservation efforts reaches them, say analysts.
THURSDAY 6. OCTOBER 2022
Diabetes is growing rapidly in poorer countries, but insulin remains out of reach for many, report finds.
WEDNESDAY 5. OCTOBER 2022
An Ebola strain with no licenced vaccine has hit Uganda for the first time in a decade.
WEDNESDAY 28. SEPTEMBER 2022
Antimicrobial resistance is a leading global health threat. Does Africa have the data it needs to take on superbugs?
FRIDAY 23. SEPTEMBER 2022
Health research from the global South ‘twice as likely’ to be attributed to a man than a woman, analysis shows.
WEDNESDAY 21. SEPTEMBER 2022
Rising temperatures and sea levels, rainfall anomalies and increasing extreme weather events exacerbate poverty.
TUESDAY 20. SEPTEMBER 2022
An iron ore mine earmarked for a Cameroon biodiversity hotspot could have major impacts on indigenous communities.
FRIDAY 16. SEPTEMBER 2022
WHO acted ‘too cautiously’ in its COVID-19 response and poor countries were neglected by funders, says Lancet Commission.
THURSDAY 15. SEPTEMBER 2022
Scientists say a malaria vaccine that was 80 per cent effective in trials could be rolled out as early as next year.
WEDNESDAY 14. SEPTEMBER 2022
Africa needs to increase its capacity to screen for sickle cell disease at birth to increase chances of survival beyond the age of five.
MONDAY 12. SEPTEMBER 2022
Water looks set to be a key theme at COP27, with Egypt promising to drive action, writes Rehab Abdalmohsen.
THURSDAY 8. SEPTEMBER 2022
Diseases stalk Pakistan after floods affect 33 million people and cripple health delivery systems.
WEDNESDAY 7. SEPTEMBER 2022
AGRA chief Agnes Kalibata tells Africa Science Focus how the continent can mitigate against soaring fertiliser prices.
TUESDAY 6. SEPTEMBER 2022
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