Increasing global temperatures threaten gains in maternal and newborn health in Africa: A review of impacts and an adaptation framework

MF Chersich, F Scorgie, V Filippi… - … of Gynecology & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Anatomical, physiologic, and socio‐cultural changes during pregnancy and childbirth
increase vulnerability of women and newborns to high ambient temperatures. Extreme heat …

A review of the (potential) implications of climate change for policing practice worldwide

A Matczak, SI Bergh - Policing: a journal of policy and practice, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Climate change is now considered more than just an environmental issue, with far-reaching
effects for society at large. While the exact implications of climate change for policing …

[HTML][HTML] Urban heat in Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni, South Africa: A meter-scale assessment and vulnerability analysis

N Souverijns, K De Ridder, N Veldeman, F Lefebre… - Urban Climate, 2022 - Elsevier
Heat stress is an important threat for human health and urban areas are affected at higher
rates compared to rural environments. Additionally, climate change will increase the …

[SÁCH][B] Africa: Diversity and development

T Binns, E Nel, A Dixon - 2012 - taylorfrancis.com
For many, Africa is regarded as a place of mystery and negative images, where reports of
natural disasters and civil strife dominate media attention, with relatively little publicity given …

The climate crisis and breastfeeding: Opportunities for resilience

E Cerceo, K Saxer, L Grossman… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The climate crisis is an emerging global challenge that poses potential risks to breastfeeding
practices and outcomes. There are multifaceted effects of climate change affecting the …

Climate change, labour availability and the future of gender inequality in South Africa

S Shayegh, S Dasgupta - Climate and Development, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Women in develo** countries are more exposed to the adverse effects of climate change.
We develop a structural model to study the long-term impacts of climate and socioeconomic …

Climate change knowledge, concerns and experiences in secondary school learners in South Africa

A Kutywayo, M Chersich, NP Naidoo… - Jàmbá-Journal of …, 2022 - journals.co.za
Climate change poses a major threat to the future of today's youth. Globally, young people
are at the forefront of climate change activism. Their ability to engage, however, depends on …

Trade and environmental pollution in Africa: accounting for consumption and territorial-based emissions

S Adams, EEO Opoku - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020 - Springer
This paper employs a recently constructed consumption-based carbon dioxide emissions
data in which emissions computations are made based on fossil fuel usage domestically, in …

Modelling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on South African livelihoods

BA Simon, I Khambule - International Journal of Sociology and Social …, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-induced declining economic prospects
and accompanying economic shocks present socioeconomic vulnerabilities for develo** …

Climate change and adolescents in South Africa: The role of youth activism and the health sector in safeguarding adolescents' health and education

MF Chersich, F Scorgie, CY Wright… - South African Medical …, 2019 - journals.co.za
Today's youth will inherit a world made hazardous by greenhouse gases. As a general rule,
those chiefly responsible for emitting these gases will be spared the full brunt of their effects …