Two videos on value of biodiversity research to society
Produced by the Belgian Biodiversity Platform and the European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy, it features interviews with key international roleplayers and scientists in this field.
First workshop on sun exposure research in South Africa
Crafting a road map for research on sun exposure and health in South Africa, 29-30 May 2012, CSIR Knowledge Commons, Pretoria
Habitable Planet Workshops
Applications for this winter’s ACCESS / DST Habitable Planet Student Workshops are now open.
The CSIR blog on climate change
The CSIR is a leading scientific and technology research, development and implementation organisation in Africa. With the UNFCCC negotiations and Rio+20 around the corner, we want to make our global and climate change science accessible to all – inside and outside the scientific community. Please feel free to register and share information.
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CSIR at WISA 2012 biennial conference in Cape Town
CSIR researchers will deliver four papers at the biennial conference of the Water Institute of South Africa in Cape Town this week.
Climate Risk and Vulnerability handbook for Southern Africa
The handbook represents a contribution to efforts in southern Afric to better understand climate variability and change, likely impacts and possible responses.
Food security and climate change
Achieving food security in the face of climate change. Final report from the the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change. Available at
Legislative water institutions
The Water Governance group has completed a comprehensive literature review of research on South Africa’s legislative water institutions.
Paper published on uptake and use of conservation science
Nikki Funke and Shanna Nienaber published a paper in Water SA. The title is “Promoting uptake and use of conservation science in South Africa by government”. This paper aims to analyse how to encourage science uptake, here defined as the uptake and use of scientific research products (including journal articles, scientific reports, tools, expert knowledge, [...]
COP17: Highs and Lows
Attendants share their COP17 highs and lows on the Cambridge University/Nedbank sponsored video series, COPpuccino.
The CSIR’s Steve Szewczuk on wind energy
As part of the CSIR Science Talks series on climate change Steve Szewczuk talks about developing a wind energy industrial strategy for South Africa
Dr Scholes, Saliem Fakir @ COP17
In this YouTube clip the CSIR’s Dr Bob Scholes and Saliem Fakir (WWF) talks to Prof Richard Calland at Cop17 .
Economics of adaptation: Africa country studies
Picture: World Bank climate change website The World Bank’s global study on adaptation costs—Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC)—released in 2009 found
COP17: NBI invite to participate in side events
The NBI hereby invites you to participate in this series of side events and contribute to the climate change discussions.
