Using cutting-edge climate modelling developed by Professor Francois Engelbrecht, Director of the Global Change Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), new research formally and scientifically attributes the flooding disaster in Durban, South Africa, in 2022 to climate change. The study makes clear links between attribution science and the increasingly prominent policy space of ‘Loss & Damage’, which explores how developing countries and be supported following the devastating impacts of extreme weather events.

Mining in Brazil does not deliver the sustained economic benefits often claimed, while informal mining is a major driver of deforestation, especially in the Amazon. A new study offers one of the most comprehensive assessments to date, combining satellite imagery and economic data to analyze the environmental and economic impacts of mining at the municipal scale across Brazil.

Canada can be a leader in health innovation if we support solutions that are developed within the health care environment, argues Dr. Muhammad Mamdani in a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

A study looking back on COVID-19 deaths in California found that immigrants who were potentially undocumented experienced much higher relative excess mortality during the pandemic, revealing failures in both public health and immigration policy.