SECTION27’s latest report, ‘A Civil Society Assessment of South Africa’s 2026 Gender Budget Statement in the Face of Climate Shocks’ builds on its recent analysis of the national health budget. The report examines whether South Africa’s latest 2026 Gender Budget Statement (GBS) closes the gap between gender equality commitments and budget decisions. It reveals that, Continue Reading
As African states face growing pressure to respond to the climate crisis, SECTION27 has filed written submissions as amicus curiae (friend of the court) before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, on the climate change crises and the obligations of African State. The submissions are in response to Continue Reading
SECTION27 has submitted a leave to intervene as amicus curiae (friend of the court) in proceedings initiated by the Pan African Lawyers Association, which invite the Court to elaborate on states’ obligations in relation to climate change. This submission considers the impact of climate change on the rights to basic Continue Reading
African universities and regional experts are working with Wellcome to establish new science and policy consortiums that will address the escalating public health crisis driven by climate change – saving lives and livelihoods. Wellcome will provide an initial £40 million for two new consortiums in Southern and Western Africa with Continue Reading
PUBLISHED BY: Daily Maverick WRITTEN BY: Benni Mudau South Africa faces an urgent obligation under international law to address the impacts of climate change on the right to education. In early 2025, from 16 to 28 February, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) experienced devastating floods, prompting the National Disaster Management Centre to declare Continue Reading
11 June 2024, Johannesburg – Join SECTION27 for a webinar launch of our latest report, “Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa,” on 19 June 2024. The report, launched in Youth Month, sheds light on the intersection between climate change Continue Reading
In 2022, SECTION27 made submissions to the Climate Change Bill that focus on the human rights impact of the climate crises. On 28 October 2022, SECTION27 made oral submissions to the Portfolio Committee on Environment, Forestry and Fisheries. These submissions address two issues that arose during the question and answer Continue Reading
Socio-economic rights will never fully be realised if we do not prepare and address for the climate crisis. Read SECTION27’s submissions to parliament on the Climate Change Bill here.
Johannesburg: 7 September 2021 A new report by community psychology expert, Dr Garret Barnwell, shows that climate change harms are already negatively impacting our mental well-being and these effects will only accelerate in the future, placing today’s youth and future generations in harm’s way. The findings of the report, commissioned Continue Reading
