Adaptation refers to efforts to reduce the risks of climate variability and change and make a system more resilient. Adapting agriculture to climate change can better prepare farmers and producers for ...

How do livestock producers respond to climate change in land reform areas in southern Africa? A recent report from the Institute of Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the ...

The shift to solar-powered irrigation, processing, and household electricity has reduced dependence on fossil fuels, cutting ...

Knysna stands as one of South Africa’s most visible examples of recovery after climate related disaster. The devastating 2017 fires swept through surrounding forests and residential areas, destroying ...

Yet most adaptation action does not go far enough to manage these effects of climate change. I am a researcher working on tracking progress on adaptation and author of Sink or Swim, a new book that ...

A new international study highlights the severity of climate change impacts across African mountains, how farmers are adapting, and the barriers they face -- findings relevant to people living in ...

Changes in rainfall within global monsoon regions affect the livelihoods of billions. For years, climate models have ...

One of the most pervasive misunderstandings of climate — even among some who publish on climate — is the belief that any long-term trend in a measured climate variable indicates a change in climate, ...

Susannah Fisher currently receives funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). She has received grant funding from DFID/FCDO, GIZ and the Mary Robinson Foundation. She has undertaken short-term ...