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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.

Negotiating sustainable development: Six key reflections from the Future Africa roundtable

Six key reflections from a roundtable hosted by Future Africa at the University of Pretoria under the Africa-Europe Cluster of Research Excellence (CoRE) on the Politics of Sustainable Development, co-led with the University of Oslo.

UNU REACH-AFRICA at Future Africa UP co-authors policy brief on climate finance in sub-Saharan Africa

The United Nations University Hub on Resilient Environment, Agriculture, Climate and Health for Africa (UNU REACH-AFRICA) based at Future Africa at the University of Pretoria has co-authored a policy brief on climate finance in sub-Saharan Africa. The brief examines how financing water, energy, food and ecosystems in an integrated way could improve the effectiveness of climate investments across the region.

UNU REACH-AFRICA at Future Africa UP participates in Africa Climate-Water-Energy-Food nexus dialogue

The United Nations University Hub on Resilient Environment, Agriculture, Climate and Health for Africa (UNU REACH-AFRICA) hosted at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, participated in high-level discussions on Climate-Water-Energy-Food nexus solutions and sustainable development financing in Addis Ababa.

Future Africa UP researcher examines the African Court’s stance on capital punishment

A peer-reviewed article by Future Africa's Dr Irene Nyakagere Thomas examines how the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights has interpreted capital punishment cases over the past decade and what this means for human rights protection across the continent.

UP’s Future Africa and IRD-CNRS-CIRAD spotlight Bolt’s Farm fossils in new seminar series

Future Africa, together with IRD, CNRS and CIRAD, inaugurates a science-sharing seminar series, with the first seminar highlighting palaeontological research at Bolt’s Farm in the Cradle of Humankind.
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Lost in translation no more

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Research focusing on zoonotic disease and computer science may help shape a future where life-saving health knowledge truly speaks everyone’s language.

Environmental thought in Africa cannot be separated from power and lived realities, Future Africa webinar hears

Future Africa recently hosted a webinar that explored how environmental thought in Africa is shaped by power, colonial legacies and lived realities.

Future Africa and UNU Hub at UP congratulate Professor Kaveh Madani on 2026 Stockholm Water Prize

Future Africa and the United Nations University Hub on Resilient Environment, Agriculture, Climate and Health for Africa ( REACH-AFRICA) at the University of Pretoria (UP), congratulates Professor Kaveh Madani, Director of the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), on being named the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate.

Momentum builds for One Health as South Africa advances national strategic framework

One Health in South Africa is advancing as stakeholders move to finalise the national strategic framework. Speaking at the recent engagement, Professor Wanda Markotter, One Health Research Chair at Future Africa, University of Pretoria, underscored the need for coordinated, cross-sectoral systems and highlighted the role of academia in supporting implementation.

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