A multidisciplinary applied research platform tackling #ClimateChallenges and shaping the conversation around climate action and sustainability in Africa.
Johannesburg, South Africa
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2026-05 - New scenarios needed to address climate crisis - Wits University wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/… via @WitsUniversity
Applications open for Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor position at the Global Change Institute, Wits. The applicant must have a PhD and will work in the encompassing field of Global Environmental Change. More information:
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🌍#TCESG25 is expanding to Johannesburg! Main conference activities will take place in Johannesburg, with pre-conference workshops and ECR School in Kruger National Park for a unique natural-urban experience.
📢Proposal deadline extended to Feb 2, '25!
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Call for Proposals: TC/ESG 2025 Conference – Deadline 02/02/2025!
Taking place from August 18-21, 2025, in
Johannesburg & Kruger National Park, South Africa.
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#TCESG25 #JusticeAndEquity #CallForProposals
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🚨Deadline Extended! Submissions for #TCESG25 Call for Proposals in SA are open until Dec 15, '24!
👉Submit: transformationscommunity.org…
Also, #TCXYORK deadline extended to Dec 8, '24! Present research, lead sessions, or participate in events.
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Global Change Institute retweeted
🌍Submissions are open for TC/ESG25 in South Africa, Aug 18-21, 25 & TCX-YORK, June 25-27, 2025. Showcase your expertise in sustainability transformations. Submit proposals for presentations, workshops & more
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GCI research affiliate, Hannelie Coetzee moved into Indwe park as artist in residence. Walk via the watershed running through Indwe Park to Braamplays Contra fair studios. Sat, 25 May.
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#GetInspired #GetCreative #indwepark
2024-04 - Africa is no longer the carbon sink of the world - Wits University wits.ac.za/news/latest-news/… via @WitsUniversity
The Planetary Commons Concept: Exploring A New Vision For Saving Earth youtu.be/b4-7xIjWU_w?si=fy8T… via @YouTube
Global Change Institute retweeted
We must unpack which forces have been driving critical systems to a tipping point if we're going to get the idea of "planetary commons" right.
That's according to @laurap18 from @WitsUniversity who joined us for last month's public meeting ⬇️
In 2022, leaders & residents of Mombera Kingdom gathered with scientists, artists & writers to imagine positive futures for nature & people in their community. The results are dynamic, precise and inspiring, these stories are recommended to anyone who loves great science fiction.
Global Change Institute retweeted
We can "shift from the problematic state that we're in right now onto a more sustainable trajectory" says Dr Laura Pereira @laurap18
Dr Pereira is part of the team behind the new Global #TippingPoints Report 👉 global-tipping-points.org/
#COP28 @WitsGCI @UniofExeter @GSI_Exeter
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Prof Colleen Vogel:Professor University of Witwatersrand Global Change Institute @WitsGCI. Prof Vogel unpacks- “No water, No life, No blue, No green” – Where to mitigation and adaptation? Join the discussion: tinyurl.com/3d3tztv9
#coastallaws #humanimpacts #oceanbiodiversity
The 37th annual conference for the South African Society for Atmospheric Sciences (SASAS) is being held at the UWC. This years theme looks at importance of this scientific community in ensuring that future unprecedented climate change impacts in Africa are not unforeseen.
The REPRESA project kicked off this week in Maputo. By better understanding the risks of tropical cyclones and a comprehensive approach to research uptake, REPRESA aims to equip vulnerable communities and stakeholders, to address these risks more effectively and inclusively.
Representatives of the NRF @WitsUniversity, @UKZN, @ufh1916, @environmentza consortium leading the Western Cape workshop on Climate Change and Disaster Management, supporting the development of the provincial climate change information system
@WitsGCI Prof Coleen Vogel was joined by science writer Leonie Joubert, who has nearly 25 years of experience writing about climate change and food ...
Read the full article 👇
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New paper alert!! co-authored by @WitsGCI Prof Laura Pereira @laurap18. Read the full paper👇
annualreviews.org/doi/10.114…
@WitsGCI's Dr Jessica Steinkopf co-authored this recently published paper which reconstructs the impact of a strong 19th-century El Niño event on South African precipitation. Read more: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.co…
