Adaptation au changement climatique en Afrique pendant 10 000 ans : une étude offre des enseignements pour notre époque: Un éleveur guide son troupeau de bœufs à travers les paysages du sud-ouest nigérian. Leanne Phelps, Fourni par l'auteur Imaginez que vous vivez dans un endroit où une seule sécheresse, un seul ouragan ou une seule …
The Years: an audacious adaptation of Annie Ernaux’s masterpiece of memoir and sociology: Eline Arbo’s production of The Years at London’s Almeida Theatre is a rare triumph. First adapted into Dutch and premiered in Amsterdam in 2022, the play breathes theatrical life into the Nobel-winning writer Annie Ernaux’s masterpiece of the same name, delineating a …
Climate adaptation funds are not reaching frontline communities: what needs to be done about it: Communities around the world face increasingly severe and frequent impacts from climate change. They are on the “frontlines” of droughts, flooding, desertification and sea level rise. International climate finance is supposed to help. In the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world’s …
Great Expectations: new theatrical adaptation sets Dickens novel in partition-era Bengal: We set eyes on Pip, the protagonist of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel Great Expectations, for the first time in the churchyard where his parents and brothers are buried. The vision of the boy in front of the ruins of his family is one of …
The Canterville Ghost: Oscar Wilde’s ghost story gets new life in this funny and stylish animated adaptation: Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost feels quite ghostly itself, doomed to walk the earth through its many adaptations. There have been at least 14 television versions, the most recent in 2021, and it has not been long since …
Bones like Aero chocolate: the evolution adaptation that helped dinosaurs to fly: Dinosaurs once dominated Earth's landscapes AmeliAU/Shutterstock It’s sometimes difficult to imagine how the planet we call home, with its megalopolis cities and serene farmlands, was once dominated by dinosaurs as big as buses and five-storey buildings. But recent research has helped deepen our …
The Last of Us: HBO’s adaptation elevates the video game’s themes of love and family: Bella Ramsey as Ellie in The Last of Us. Liane Hentscher / HBO Warning: this article contains spoilers. From the widely panned Super Mario Bros. movie (1993) to Netflix’s Resident Evil (2022) releasing to decidedly mixed reviews, game adaptations have …
His Dark Materials: how the small-screen adaptation deals with the novel’s big ideas: In its concluding season, the BBC adaptation of His Dark Materials approaches a moment of danger. A story that began with the intimate world building of parallel Oxfords must now take on the fate of the entire multiverse. Season three begins with …
The Sandman: a masterclass in unfaithful adaptation: Whether it’s The Handmaid’s Tale, Call the Midwife or, more recently, Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, most of us will have enjoyed a book-to-TV adaptation. In the process, we might also have had to endure a family member or friend smugly informing us that what we’re watching is, in …
Persuasion: why the Netflix adaptation is actually worth a watch, according to a romantic literature expert: Nick Wall/Netflix SPOILER ALERT: this article contains plot references to Persuasion. So, the jury’s in. People really, really hate Netflix’s adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Austen’s last novel, the book follows the story of 27-year-old Anne Elliot eight years …
Five key points in the IPCC report on climate change impacts and adaptation: Climate change has increased the risk of huge bushfires in Australia. josh.tagi / shutterstock The latest report from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looks at the impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilities associated with the climate crisis, and we are three …
South Africa in the news: Define adaptation goal, deliver on pre-2020 promises: BASIC countries: Expressing concern at the lack of adequate attention to adaptation efforts, the BASIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) have asked for operationalization of the Global Goal on …: “South Africa” – BingNews Jones record against Australia ‘hard pill to …
Five ways in which finance for climate adaptation in Africa falls short: The world’s poorest countries will be hit hardest by climate hazards and climate change driven extreme weather events. Getty Images/ Luis Dafos Back in 2009, the world’s wealthier nations pledged to mobilise US$ 100 billion a year by 2020 to help developing countries …
South Africa in the news: Receiving finance is key to SA’s climate adaptation and mitigation plan, says Minister Creecy: While global leaders prepare to head to the global climate action conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, at the end of October, South Africa has made it clear that climate financing is essential for …: “South Africa” …
South Africa in the news: Kena Outdoor: Continuing to connect leading brands to consumers through adaptation and innovation: Outdoor media is a challenging and dynamic space. This has been especially true in the time of the Covid-19 pandemic, as economic activity and commuter patterns have been …: “South Africa” – BingNews LexisNexis CEO recognised in …
Climate adaptation finance is ineffective and must be more transparent: Riccardo Mayer / shutterstock In 2019, an international climate fund approved a ten year US$ 9.3 million project to support communities in the drylands of Mozambique that are affected by frequent droughts. This money seems a lot, but it really is not much for a …
South Africa in the news: Conflict and Development: Organisational adaptation in conflict situations: This book considers the adaptations that organisations and institutions need to make when working in situations of armed conflict, and draws together current …: “South Africa” – BingNews Elon Musk to host Saturday Night Live: Saturday Night Live is an American pop …
Uganda’s Batwa community are vulnerable to climate change, but aren’t involved in adaptation decisions: The Batwa community are believed to be one of the original inhabitants of the Equatorial Forest in the Great Lakes Region. Uganda’s Batwa community are highly vulnerable; they don’t own much land and often don’t have access to capital. They were …