Featured Research: Sustainability

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Climate change and poverty go hand in hand

There are close to 800 mil­lion people in the world who are considered poor, those who live on less than $1.90 (R28) a day, and more than 820 million peo­ple who do not have enough to eat. Three quarters of people who are considered extremely poor live in rural areas and mostly depend on agriculture for income and food.

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Beating hunger: How aeroponics could provide the solution to feeding 10 billion people

By 2050, we will need to produce at least 50% more food than we do currently to feed 10 billion people. However, over half the land in the world is already used to produce food, and agriculture has a significant negative impact on the environment.

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Beating hunger: How aeroponics could provide the solution to feeding 10 billion people

By 2050, we will need to produce at least 50% more food than we do currently to feed 10 billion people. However, over half the land in the world is already used to produce food, and agriculture has a significant negative impact on the environment.

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Central banks are waking up to climate change dangers. It’s about time.

The impact of climate change on the stability of individual financial institutions and the financial system in general is growing. It influences the types of activities that financial institutions will fund and the cost of finance.

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Beating food insecurity with African grains

Food security is a major issue in Africa. About 20% of the African population is undernourished, with sub-Saharan Africa being the worst hit by food insecurity. Of the 821 million people who are undernourished in the world today, about a third are in Africa. Of these, 90% are in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Cloud computing could be key to speeding up Africa’s development

Earlier this year, 17 African countries presented their progress on reaching the Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs, at the United Nations. There was some good news and progress. But it’s clear that radical interventions are still required if countries on the continent are to achieve these ambitious global development goals.