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22-09-23

New podcast: Harnessing indigenous knowledge for climate action

Listen to this new Knowledge in Action podcast about the transformative power of indigenous wisdom. In addition, explore how collaboration among researchers, journalists, and activists plays a vital role in addressing ... Read more

26-05-23

Programme: #2. Popular Science. Bridging the Gap. Science for the public. We focus on the climate crisis from an African perspective 2023

In the current climate crisis, the media plays an essential role in getting the message of climate change  research and stories of adaptation across to the public as well as to decision makers. When journalists  ... Read more

22-11-22

African climate researchers and journalists committed to collaborating on climate reporting

Getting evidence-based knowledge about climate change out to the populations of Africa is imperative. Danida supported climate researchers and journalists from across Africa gathered at MS TCDC in Arusha to remove the b... Read more

22-04-22

Ensuring a sustainable water supply in the Western Cape

The Western Cape in South Africa went through severe droughts from 2015 to 2018, making international headlines. Dams reached their lowest levels in history, and everyone scrambled for alternative sources of water suppl... Read more

22-04-22

Living close by parks and greenhouses improve your health and quality of life

Our cities keep expanding every day with buildings springing up and green areas reducing. Yet, new research from Tshwane suggests that policies and city officials are not paying attention to the potential benefits of lo... Read more

04-06-21

Integrated research can help prevent India’s “City of Lakes” from running dry

Udaipur in India is known as the ‘City of Lakes’ but the thousands of people living in the area are threatened by a lack of clean water in the future. A Danida supported research project aims to provide the basis for se... Read more

23-02-21

Citizen scientists: Perhaps without a degree, but certainly making a difference

Anyone can be a citizen scientist and assist in capturing data that will help with research. Jacqueline Goldin writes about the Danida supported research project Enhancing Sustainable Groundwater Use in South Africa whe... Read more

03-02-21

Bridging the gap between researchers and the public

Too much research and and too many scientific results never make it to the public. Our communication seminars for Danida funded researchers seek to bridge the gap. Read more