What data and lived experience have taught me about research
For a long time, I imagined research as a gradual movement towards certainty. Experiments produced measurements, databases organised evidence, and models turned that evidence into seemingly clear answ ...
Building on CASCADE: My journey to the DELTAS Africa fellowship
“It is essential to understand what leadership is. Otherwise, you will end up being a follower of your own life.” - Thokozile Lewanika That sentence, from a leadership session in Nairobi, stayed wit ...
Beyond Crisis Response: How Cape Town and CASCADE Are Partnering for Long-Term Climate-Health Resilience
On May 4, 2026, researchers from the Cascading Health Risks in African Cities (CASCADE) project sat down with City of Cape Town officials. CASCADE Project Lead Chris Jack opened the workshop by framin ...
Next Normal: Reflections from CASCADE’s first arts-based climate-health exhibition in Cape Town
Next Normal, a CASCADE pilot art exhibition, launched in February 2026 during Orientation Week at the University of Cape Town's Environmental and Geographical Sciences (EGS) building. Running from 11 ...
Urban policy, climate risk, and health in Khayelitsha: Lebogang Matlakala on what city decisions mean for everyday wellbeing in Cape Town
In Khayelitsha, climate-related risks are closely tied to everyday living conditions, from flooding and extreme heat to pressure on housing and infrastructure. These conditions shape how people live, ...
CASCADE Fellow Reflections: My experience of the Pan-African Conference on Environment, Climate Change and Health
The Pan-African Conference on Environment, Climate Change and Health, held at the Emara Ole Sereni Convention Centre in Nairobi, brought together over 130 scientists, researchers, and practitioners fr ...
Heat, Floods, and Urban Resilience: Insights from CASCADE’s Second City Learning Lab in Accra
CASCADE, Cascading Climate and Health Risks in African Cities, works across five cities: Accra, Harare, Kampala, Johannesburg, and Cape Town. Since its launch in 2023, the programme has brought togeth ...
Reflections from the Second Cascading Climate and Health Risks in African Cities Learning Lab in Kampala
CASCADE—Cascading Climate and Health Risks in African Cities—works across five cities: Kampala, Harare, Accra, Johannesburg, and Cape Town. Launched in 2023, it brings together researchers, city actor ...
Collaborative Learning in Action: Reflections from the CASCADE Learning Lab in Harare
In May 2025, CASCADE hosted the second City Learning Lab in Harare—part of a broader, multi-city effort to explore and address the intersection of climate change, urban health, and local action. h ...
CASCADE Team Attends DELTAS II Communications and Research Management Workshop in Harare
In March, the Science for Africa (SFA) Foundation invited CASCADE's Academic Research Coordinator, Romyne Karan, and Communications Lead, Alacia Armstrong, to attend the DELTAS Africa II Research Mana ...