Items tagged:
South Africa
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Working with nature to manage water resources in a changing climate
Experiences from South Africa and Uganda highlight how incorporating a watershed approach into the design and implementation of ecosystem-based adaptation activities can help us preserve one of our most treasured resources in a changing climate
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Investing in natural capital to deliver the SDGs and reduce poverty
With the meeting of the UN High-level Political Forum on sustainable development under way, Paul Steele discusses how natural capital can help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and lift the poorest out of poverty
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Mining for common ground: putting biodiversity on South African mining companies' agendas
South African civil society groups, mining companies and the government have come together to draft guidelines to help mining companies work in a biodiverse environment. The process of developing a set of practical guidelines on managing biodiversity has laid the foundation for change
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Q&A: Fulufhelo Mukhadi on mainstreaming biodiversity in South Africa
Fulufhelo Mukhadi works for the South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI). He translates scientific knowledge into policy and action by creating tools and information resources
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Let's see what the BRICS teach us about urbanisation and economic growth
Our new interactive visualisation demonstrates the dynamics of urbanisation and economic growth in different countries. The visualisation shows that countries have very different dynamics from each other, which has implications for their economic, social and even environmental prospects.
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2008 Barbara Ward Lecture: Lindiwe Sisulu on managing relationships between the state and the urban poor
Lindiwe Sisulu looked at the often troubled relationship between the state and the urban poor when she delivered the 2008 Barbara Ward Lecture in London
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Is the tide turning for Africa’s investment treaties?
A new Canada-Benin investment treaty contains more balanced provisions than most. But a real shift in treaty making requires African governments and civil society to seek a better deal for themselves.
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Helping parliaments across the Southern African Customs Union region address climate change
Parliamentarians can play a key role in building climate resilience by bringing constituents' concerns into national forums, scrutinising how governments are responding to domestic and global climate change issues, and ensuring policy continuity
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BRICS urbanisation provides lessons for economic growth and social equity
Towns and cities across Africa, Asia and Latin America have a wealth of lessons to learn from the BRICS nations – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – according to research published today.
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