Future Africa-hosted Lancet Countdown Africa explores the cost of heat on birth outcomes

The Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre, hosted at Future Africa at the University of Pretoria, partnered with Wits Planetary Health Research to convene a discussion on the health and economic impacts of heat exposure on birth outcomes in Africa, and how evidence can inform policy, investment and climate adaptation.

New Future Africa research chair brings climate, water and food research together

Led by Prof Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, the new Future Africa Research Chair in Climate, Water and Food Nexus will bring researchers across disciplines and sectors together to better understand the connections between climate change, water security and food security.
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Expert Opinion: What Africa can teach the world as a Super El Niño looms

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Africa’s long experience of adapting to climate extremes offers important lessons for the rest of the world as a potential Super El Niño approaches. Drawing on a recent article published by The Conversation, researchers explore how local knowledge, innovation and community-led solutions are strengthening resilience in the face of climate change.

Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre sets strategic direction

The Lancet Countdown Africa Regional Centre, hosted at Future Africa, held its first Strategic Workshop in Accra, bringing together researchers from across the continent to set priorities for climate and health research, collaboration and the inaugural 2027 Africa Regional Report.
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Africa has been managing climate volatility for decades – what the world can learn

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Professor Tafadzwa Mabhaudhi of Lancet Countdown Africa and UNU REACH-AFRICA at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, reflects on what Africa's lived experience in climate adaptation and resilience can offer the rest of the world.

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