Comics are an important educational resource. It has been a pleasure to work with Oxford University Press #SouthAfrica who developed a resource pack for teachers to accompany our everyday climate comic #geography resourcehub.oxford.co.za/schools/everyd… African Climate & Development Initiative Science Spaza Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)

Fabulous 2 day strategy retreat. As Director of ⁦African Climate & Development Initiative⁩ I knew I needed to do this. Given I am new to this I brought in 2 fabulous people who really helped us connect, work through lots of stuff and envisage a way forward

Climate adaptation requires innovation- ⁦African Climate & Development Initiative⁩ happy to be hosting 2 teams at ⁦d-school⁩ to work through challenges around Just transition and small scale urban growers ⁦Bertha Centre⁩ ⁦Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA)⁩ ⁦⁦PlanAdapt⁩

This has been a wonderful initiative that would not have happened without Maike Hamann 's leadership!

Happy #EarthDay! Today, let's reflect on our planet's beauty and the importance of preserving it for future generations. Let's commit to small actions that collectively make a big difference in conserving biodiversity, protecting ecosystems, and combating climate change🌍

Some thoughts about this $38m (about ZAR726m) "pilot" carbon capture and storage (CCS) project at Leandra in South Africa, funded by the World Bank, co-financed by @governmentZA and led by CGS 🧵 mg.co.za/the-green-guar… New Economy Hub Oxpeckers Center

🔥Are you ready for the battle against megafires? 🔥 Wildfires are becoming more frequent and more catastrophic. Discover our new masterclass by Pr. Apostolos Voulgarakis AXA Chair in Wildfires and Climate at TUC ➡️youtube.com/playlist?list=…

Human geography has contributed significantly to the climate adaptation field. Plenary session at #HGA24 conference emphasised importance of scale, connections and expanding horizons to make progress on adaptation. African Climate & Development Initiative Prof Lisa Schipper 🌎 ✊ Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) Karen O'Brien

Using narratives, mixed methods, and interdisciplinarity to unlock the potential of counterfactuals to enable place-based and detailed understanding of protected areas pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38686632/ Petra Holden Gina Ziervogel

OPPORTUNITY ALERT 📢ASCEND is seeking a Deputy Director of Team Science for Climate Action for appointment as soon as possible 🌍ASCEND is the first #synthesis research centre in Africa focused on #climatechange Read more ➡️rb.gy/r2pcp8

📢Funding available for Climate Change Research Teams through ASCEND! Supporting up to 6 teams of researchers, policymakers & practitioners to dive into synthesis research, convening multiple times at UCT over 2 years. Learn more and apply➡️rb.gy/ebwylf

Finally out, the most😍inspiring Special Issue, guest edited with Vanesa Castán Broto & Gina Ziervogel. A product of synergising ideas from 2 projects LO-ACT & IMAGINE adaptation. ✨Urban adaptation: disrupting imaginaries and practices journal-buildingscities.org/collections/ur… B&C Editors

Good to be at Wits for Drought governance conference. Sobering to hear Prof Engelbrecht reflect on drastic heat wave days to come and potential large drought that we are not prepared for. We need to adapt and mitigate urgently Jennifer Fitchett Global Change Institute African Climate & Development Initiative Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA)

When nature suffers, human well-being follows suit. Our fate is inextricably linked to the #biodiversity that surrounds us.🌿 Did you know all these nature facts? ⬇️ #BuildBackBiodiversity via The Nature Conservancy

The #AdaptationNetwork24 Colloquium kicks off today, focusing on climate adaptation, storytelling for impact, and community-based monitoring. We are proud to act as a key partner in the event and share our insights into the adaptation space! #ClimateAction

Adaptation network colloquium is centering the importance of storytelling. African Climate & Development Initiative input from Darlington as AN chair, Joe as presenter & Lavinia and I sharing about social innovation so far. Good to share learnings in this complex climate space Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) Adaptation Network

Exciting to see collaborative efforts like this making a difference to water access. It takes time and trust but is possible and worth the investment. #TransformativeAdaptation WRI Adaptation Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA)

Great to see our SA climate change bill signed! Now to ensure it is followed through. We need urgent reduction of emissions and adaptation responses. Let's hold govt accountable and do our part. dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0… African Climate & Development Initiative AdaptationNetworkSA

Wonderful to see African Climate & Development Initiative researchers sharing their posters about their climate research. We are a vibrant institute working on climate risk, governance and solutions. Adaptation Research Alliance (ARA) UCT Research AXA Research Fund Presidential Climate Commission

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