South African movie dives into the complexity of poaching
Award-winning South African film, Sons of the Sea, explores the moral universe of forced choices
Chennai water crisis: Some suggestions to avert a redux
Here are some suggestions to see to it that another incident like Chennai going dry does not happen in the future
Health in news on May 4
A round-up of what's new in health
Cape Town ‘Day Zero’ drought risk lurking around the corner: Study
South African cities should prepare themselves for similar drought conditions, warned the study
Cape Town’s caracals have metal pollutants in their blood — an environmental red flag
Cape Town’s freshwater and marine systems, where caracals hunt, are likely more polluted than expected
This idea helped rescue a city of 3.8 million from a water crisis
When water shortages loomed in Chennai, India, one man’s campaign to conserve rainwater saved the day
Chennai water crisis: A wake-up call for Indian cities
Cities being the powerhouse of our economy, much more is required to make them sustainable and livable
Polluted surface and groundwater could cause a Cape Town-like situation
With there being a lack of proper implementation of water conservation measures and polluted surface and groundwater, Indian cities could soon …
Water, Africa’s Gold: South Africa seeks to increase water through recycling, reuse
South Africa is using algae to treat its wastewater and reuse it in a number of provinces
Amazon new Africa headquarters being built on sacred land: Indigenous communities protest
Environmental concerns were disregarded while granting the go-ahead to the project
Cape Town’s climate strategy isn’t perfect, but every African city should have one
Only 13 cities in Africa are C40 cities — cities committed to taking measurable climate action. Only five in South Africa have climate …
Water: The clock is ticking
Day Zero has been postponed to next year for Capetonians. When is your turn? Are you ready?
Cape Town will not run out of water this year
The announcement has been made keeping in mind the May-September winter rainy season
Shimla, Udupi and Mangaluru: India’s soon-to-be Cape Towns
There is an acute water crisis in these three Tier 2 towns, mostly due to overuse
World Water Day: Cities of joy
Last year, the South African city of Cape Town averted Day Zero, but the threat has not disappeared. With changing climate, more cities across …
Drought brings new meaning to South African companies
Cape Town’s diversification of supply from surface water to groundwater, desalination and water recycling has also filtered into the …
Parched Shimla struggles with leaking pipes, tourist influx
Residents of the famous tourist destination are struggling with acute water shortage as they receive water supply once in four or five days
World of Cape Towns
From Cape Town to Bengaluru and Nairobi to Mexico City, hundreds of cities across the world are on the verge of going completely dry
2022 too short, too far: How India struggled for water safety
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
Cape Town invites public comments on draft water strategy
Says the strategy will ensure the city is more resilient to future natural droughts
Vaccine production in South Africa: how an industry in its infancy can be developed
Only if investment is increased, sustained, and backed by political commitment, will the country have sufficient vaccine production capacity
Look back at the decade: Water Scarcity
In this series to highlight what was crucial in the second decade of the new millenium we now look at how water management became the debate point
What the tourism sector can learn from Cape Town’s drought
The 2015-2018 drought, one of the longest and the worst to have affected Cape Town, affected tourism badly
Climate change increases the risk of extreme wildfires around Cape Town — but it can be addressed
Extreme wildfire events occur almost exclusively under extreme fire weather conditions
Climate change: Colonial diaries in South Africa are helping scientists reconstruct weather patterns of the past
Photographs, transcribes by Dutch East India Company provide some answers; to protect against future events