Africa: Wildfire Disasters Are Increasingly in the News, Yet Less Land Is Burning Globally – Here’s Why

Africa: Wildfire Disasters Are Increasingly in the News, Yet Less Land Is Burning Globally – Here’s Why

Worldwide, an estimated 440 million people were exposed to a wildfire encroaching on their home at some point between 2002 and 2021, new research shows. That’s roughly equivalent to the entire population of the European Union, and the number has been steadily rising – up 40% over those two decades. With intense, destructive fires often…

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Africa: Wildfire Disasters Are Increasingly in the News, Yet Less Land Is Burning Globally – Here’s Why

Africa: UCT Highlights Rights and Climate Justice Globally

The University of Cape Town (UCT), through the African Climate and Development Initiative (ACDI), participated in the Right Here, Right Now Global Climate Summit on 5 June. This global 24-hour event brought together institutions from across the world to address the intersection of climate change and human rights. UCT’s two-hour session, “Championing human rights-based research…

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