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Supporting effective climate policies and strategies

Collaborating creatively across academia and society

Co-generating knowledge for transformation to a resilient society

The ACDI is a university-wide initiative at the University of Cape Town which supports collaborative research and training in climate change and development.

Climate change to push species over abrupt tipping points

A new Nature Ecology & Evolution study predicts when and where climate change is likely to expose species across the globe to potentially dangerous temperatures.

Water vulnerability highlighted in UCT’s new mural

Gina Ziervogel and colleagues collaborative Interfer to create a new mural along the walls of the UCT subway

ACDI director Mark New wins Frontiers Planet Prize

The director of the University of Cape Town’s (UCT) African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), Mark New have recently been awarded the prestigious Frontiers Planet Prize.

Reflections from Youth Focused Panel at COP 27

ACDI associate, Whitney Pailman, reflects on joining the ‘Investing in Youth for a Just Energy Transition’ panel at the SDG 7 Pavilion at COP 27 hosted by SEforAll, in Sharm el Sheikh.