




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

ACDI hosts climate change focused workshop for local teachers
The African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) recently partnered with the Marine and Antarctic Research for Innovation and Sustainability (MARiS) to host an interactive workshop entitled “How can we survive the century?”.
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First climate change synthesis centre for Africa launched, hosted at UCT
The international launch of the African Synthesis Centre for Climate Change, Environment and Development (ASCEND) at UCT is set to accelerate the pace and nature of climate change action across Africa and globally.
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ACDI researcher wins AXA XL Climate Water Nexus Award
Dr Petra Holden, a researcher based at the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), has been awarded the prestigious AXA XL Climate Water Nexus Award for her research on equitable nature-based solutions.
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Environmental sustainability on the mind as all-women voyage sails to Antarctica
A group of 188 women from across the globe, including ACDI director Gina Ziervogel, will take an odyssey to Antarctica in November to promote the long-term sustainability of the planet.
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