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In October 2023, the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI) hosted a special screening of the 2023 Africa Human Rights Film Festival.

The TES NbS project and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), recently spearheaded a webinar and workshop introducing state-of-the-art land surface modelling methodologies and their relevance to nature-based solutions.

Research led by Nicholas Simpson, along with a team at UCT’s ACDI, emphasises the urgent need for a comprehensive study on how climate change impacts mobility.

A new climate change impact synthesis report titled, “Climate change impacts in South Africa: What climate change means for a country and its people”, highlights the impacts of climate change on South Africa.

Two University of Cape Town (UCT) scholars have been awarded joint professorships and fellowships to work with academics at the University of Bristol (UoB) and create opportunities for deep collaborative research.

The TES NbS project recently released a compilation of stories from across Africa that highlight factors that constrain or enable social equity in nature-based solutions.

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?”.

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.

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.