//www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/wp-content/themes/bb-theme-child/assets/rss_feeds/sub-saharan-africa/environment_rss.xml Environment RSS feeds. Sun, 17 Jul 2022 03:20:27 GMT en //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/can-coffee-survive-in-a-warmer-world/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/can-coffee-survive-in-a-warmer-world/ Coffee drinkers could soon rely on hybrid varieties to meet demand, as traditional coffee plants come under threat. Wed, 1 Jun 2022 02:28:01 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/women-low-earners-prone-to-disaster-linked-depression/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/women-low-earners-prone-to-disaster-linked-depression/ Vulnerable groups in South Africa have a higher risk of disaster-induced depression, analysis suggests. Wed, 4 May 2022 03:34:34 GMT+0000 Munyaradzi Makoni //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/climate-change-literacy-needed-as-africa-faces-storms/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/climate-change-literacy-needed-as-africa-faces-storms/ Climate impacts of southern Africa storms must be communicated and factored into recovery, say scientists. Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:23:05 GMT+0000 Eldon Opiyo //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/lack-of-early-warning-systems-leaves-millions-at-risk/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/lack-of-early-warning-systems-leaves-millions-at-risk/ Africa Science Focus looks at the devastating impact of climate change. Wed, 27 Apr 2022 03:33:10 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/flooding-could-stifle-ghanas-health-access-by-2050/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/flooding-could-stifle-ghanas-health-access-by-2050/ Most people in three Ghanaian regions could be cut off from health services by 2050 due to flooding, a study says. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 02:58:23 GMT+0000 Samuel Hinneh //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/climate-change-plans-fail-to-tackle-invasive-species/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/climate-change-plans-fail-to-tackle-invasive-species/ Climate change adaptation plans should be reworked to include invasive species control, a study suggests. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 04:17:09 GMT+0000 Eldon Opiyo //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/world-leaders-set-to-pen-historic-plastics-treaty/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/world-leaders-set-to-pen-historic-plastics-treaty/ A UN resolution paves the way for a treaty to address the “full lifecycle” of plastics and tackle the pollution crisis. Mon, 7 Mar 2022 04:10:12 GMT+0000 Gilbert Nakweya //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/lack-of-early-warning-systems-leave-millions-at-risk/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/lack-of-early-warning-systems-leave-millions-at-risk/ Gaps in adaptation for the most vulnerable communities must be addressed before it’s too late, report warns. Tue, 1 Mar 2022 12:13:40 GMT+0000 Fiona Broom //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/connect-climate-change-mitigation-policies-to-save-rivers/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/connect-climate-change-mitigation-policies-to-save-rivers/ Coordinate climate change mitigation policies to boost water, food and energy security in Africa, researchers urge. Fri, 18 Feb 2022 06:37:55 GMT+0000 Eldon Opiyo //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/qa-my-purpose-is-to-go-where-no-one-else-has-gone/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/qa-my-purpose-is-to-go-where-no-one-else-has-gone/ Material scientist and social entrepreneur Nzambi Matee is changing the world, one plastic brick at a time. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:39:37 GMT+0000 Michael Kaloki //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/building-a-future-from-plastic-waste/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/building-a-future-from-plastic-waste/ Equipment to turn plastic waste into concrete bricks didn’t exist in Kenya. So Nzambi Matee designed and built her own. Wed, 16 Feb 2022 01:00:14 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/cop27-will-be-crucial-for-africa-wanjira-mathai/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/cop27-will-be-crucial-for-africa-wanjira-mathai/ Environment leader Wanjira Mathai tells SciDev.Net why 2022 will be a crucial year for climate justice in Africa. Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:22:15 GMT+0000 Michael Kaloki //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/growing-africas-green-belt/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/growing-africas-green-belt/ Wanjira Mathai sits down with Africa Science Focus to talk trees, climate change, and Africa’s future. Wed, 2 Feb 2022 02:53:09 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/scidev-net-investigates/as-communities-burn-africa-polluters-dodge-the-bullet/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/scidev-net-investigates/as-communities-burn-africa-polluters-dodge-the-bullet/ As polluters of water bodies go unpunished in Sub-Saharan Africa, vulnerable communities are bearing the brunt. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 03:07:11 GMT+0000 Dann Okoth, Laura Owings //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/gorillas-coffee-and-communities/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/gorillas-coffee-and-communities/ How a passion for primates grew into a community coffee and conservation project. Wed, 15 Dec 2021 12:28:56 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africa-needs-climate-cash-from-cop26-say-activists/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/africa-needs-climate-cash-from-cop26-say-activists/ African activists, ‘excluded’ from COP26, say climate finance is vital for the continent to tackle climate change. Fri, 12 Nov 2021 02:58:27 GMT+0000 Charles Mpaka //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/taking-on-the-climate-crisis/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/taking-on-the-climate-crisis/ At COP26, youth climate leader Ineza Grace says Africa’s women are heroes who face the climate crisis every day. Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:17:36 GMT+0000 //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/road-networks-are-a-double-edged-sword-research-suggests/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/news/road-networks-are-a-double-edged-sword-research-suggests/ New road construction in Africa must balance development and biodiversity needs, a study suggests . Fri, 5 Nov 2021 03:05:04 GMT+0000 Munyaradzi Makoni //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/qa-revealing-the-deep-human-journey/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/role-models/qa-revealing-the-deep-human-journey/ The adventures of South Africa’s ‘underground astronauts’ uncover long-hidden secrets of human history. Wed, 20 Oct 2021 02:16:56 GMT+0000 Fiona Broom //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/the-plastic-waste-fueling-fungal-diseases/ //www.caisenvip.com/sub-saharan-africa/podcast/the-plastic-waste-fueling-fungal-diseases/ Plastic debris is causing an increase in fungal infections, say scientists, adding to the strain on Africa’s health services. Wed, 25 Aug 2021 10:31:35 GMT+0000