Kouga might have had 1:100 flood
Frans Klopper, an engineer at MSW Consulting, who has been involved with the Gamtoos Water scheme for many years, is of the opinion that the flood of the 7th of…
Evaluation of impact of floods underway at the Nelson Mandela Bay
Workers began to remove the torn canvas section of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, on Monday. The roof was torn during last week’s heavy winds and rains. The Nelson Mandela…
The impact of recent Western Cape floods in numbers
Number of deaths= 11 Rainfall received = 200-300mm Strong winds= 120km/hour Affected people = 103,350 Structures affected in the Region= 31,709 Structures affected in Cape Town= 21,500 Displaced people in…
Africa Forward Summit discussed Green industrialisation and its financial architecture
The Green Climate Fund (GCF), invested over $7.5 billion in Africa, helping unlock $25 billion in climate finance over the past decade. At the Africa Forward Summit, France and Kenya,…
All on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Summit, underway in Durban
A three-day Inclusivity for All on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Summit, is well underway, at the Moses Mabhida Stadium, in Durban. Discussions delved into people-centred solutions, to confront…
10 million trees to be planted around SA
10 million trees will be planted on Heritage Day. Bernice Swarts, Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DAFFE), officially launched the Presidential One Billion Trees Programme at SANBI…
Transnet received a R5,8 billion loan from the French Development Agency
Transnet and the Agence française de développement (AFD) signed a R5.8 billion credit facility to support a shift to a lower-carbon rail. Through this funding, Transnet will rehabilitate 550km of…
The World Bank unpacks 5 lessons from locally led climate action
✍️ 𝘉𝘺 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘢 𝘌𝘭𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳, 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢 𝘛𝘦𝘯𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘰, 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥; 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱. Investments in climate resilience could add the equivalent of 150 million jobs in low-and middle-income…
Three swept away by floodwaters in Nairobi
Three people were swept away by floodwaters, in Nairobi, Kenya, earlier this week. This is the second time the East African country has had torrential rains. Back in March, some…
“Coalition of the willing” delivers steps to move away from fossil fuels by 2035
While no binding agreements were signed, an international conference in Santa Marta, Colombia, charted a way forward in the global energy transition. The conference ended this week, on the 29th…