# Ebb-and-Flow Rest Camp in the Wilderness Section of the Garden Route National Park has been named Best Weekend Escape at the Best of George Readers’ Choice Awards in the Western Cape. The award, based on public nominations and voting, recognises outstanding local businesses. Known for its forest trails, panoramic views, and diverse accommodation, the […]
# Global Environmental Law Centre director Angela van der Berg says the International Court of Justice’s landmark climate opinion could strengthen South African communities’ legal battle against Shell’s offshore drilling plans. In her article on The Maritime Executive, Van der Berg stressed that the ruling obliges states to phase out fossil fuels, prevent climate harm, […]
# Australië se minister van Klimaatsverandering en Energie, Chris Bowen, sê die regering moet ʼn streng teiken stel vir vrystellingvermindering teen 2035. Hy het die langverwagte Nasionale Klimaatrisiko-beoordeling vrygestel wat Australië se eerste omvattende uiteensetting gee van die gevolge wat die klimaat inhou. Die verslag beklemtoon die verhoogde gevaar van hitte-verwante sterftes en stygende seevlakke […]
# Die Stad Tshwane se Gesondheidsdepartement hervorm klinieke in klimaatsveerkragtige ruimtes. Hy doen dit deur bome te plant wat skaduwee verskaf om temperature te verlaag, natuurlike skerms teen hittegolwe te bied en sodoende koeler en veiliger omgewings te skep. Die projek is deel van die metro se verbintenis tot netto-nul-vrystelling en klimaatweerstandigheid teen 2050. Die […]
# Australia’s minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, says the government needs to set a strong 2035 emissions reduction target. He has today released the long-awaited National Climate Risk Assessment, Australia’s first comprehensive assessment of the risks posed by climate. The report lays bare the heightened risk of heat-related deaths and rising sea […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Health Department is transforming clinics into climate-resilient spaces. This is achieved by planting trees, which provide shade to lower temperatures and act as natural shields against heatwaves, thereby creating cooler and safer environments. This initiative is part of the metro’s larger commitment to a net-zero carbon and climate-resilient city by […]
# Tshwane se burgemeester, Nasiphi Moya, het die G20-leiers versoek om die ekonomiese geleenthede in en finansiering van klimaatsoptrede, asook die veerkragtigheid van stede te prioritiseer. ‘n Onlangse studie deur die Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance oor die stand van stede se finansiering vir klimaatsoptrede, toon dat stede in Afrika minder as vier-persent van die […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has called on G20 leaders to prioritise the economic opportunities and financing of climate action and urban resilience. A recent study by the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance on the state of cities’ climate finance found that African cities receive less than four-percent of the funding they require. Moya says empowering […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hoë waterverbruik kan veroorsaak dat die metro se voorraad selfs voor die somer kan opdroog. Vlakke in 16 hoofreservoirs verlaag terwyl die vraag perke oorskry. Die stad pomp tans 22-persent meer water as wat toelaatbaar is en verlengde wateronderbrekings mag volg as die gebruik nie afneem nie. Selby Bokaba van […]
