Mar 26, 2026 | Action research, Commentary, Kampala, Research
By Vivian Halerah Kangole, Nambi Inviolah, Nalubulwa Sumaiya and Nakigudde Saidat Ggaba Market, located on the shores of Lake Victoria in Makindye Division, Kampala, is one of the city’s most lucrative markets for fish, fresh produce and basic essentials. For years,...
Mar 24, 2026 | Commentary, Lagos, Research
By Olumuyiwa Adegun, ACRC Lagos in-city urban development research lead A sweltering city Climate change has unveiled challenges for urban centres in Africa, especially large cities like Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Lagos has a tropical savanna climate with...
Jun 27, 2025 | Action research, Lagos, News, Research
By Peter Elias, action research project lead Lagos is one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities, and what happens in its coastal informal settlements will shape the area’s climate future. In Lagos, hundreds of low-lying coastal informal settlements are on the frontlines...
Apr 23, 2025 | Action research, Commentary, Harare, News, Research
By Evans Banana, ACRC Harare uptake officer The impacts of climate change are already exacerbating the challenges posed by urbanisation in Africa. While the gap between formal and informal settlements – planned and unplanned, legal and illegal – is slowly narrowing,...
Feb 28, 2025 | News, Research
Despite its negligible contribution to the problem, low levels of socioeconomic development make Africa highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. According to IPCC analysis, the vulnerability and exposure of urban areas in Africa to climate change are...
