Climate Action

African research focus

African research is central to climate-vulnerability science, drought-resilient agriculture, loss-and-damage measurement, and just-transition policy in the most exposed economies.

Top universities for Climate Action

Institutions producing the most publications tagged with this goal.

1. 1.

   University of the Witwatersrand

   South Africa

   295 publications

2. 2.

   University of Pretoria

   South Africa

   191 publications

3. 3.

   Mohammed V University

   Morocco

   190 publications

4. 4.

   Ain Shams University

   Egypt

   187 publications

5. 5.

   Addis Ababa University

   Ethiopia

   181 publications

6. 6.

   Stellenbosch University

   South Africa

   175 publications

7. 7.

   Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

   Morocco

   167 publications

8. 8.

   University of South Africa

   South Africa

   163 publications

9. 9.

   University of Cape Town

   South Africa

   151 publications

10. 10.

    Kafr el-Sheikh University

    Egypt

    147 publications

11. 11.

    Mansoura University

    Egypt

    142 publications

12. 12.

    Cairo University

    Egypt

    138 publications

Recent publications

Most recent research from African institutions tagged with Climate Action.

• 20263 citations

  Enriching African genome representation through the AGenDA project

  Nature · Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)

• 2026Open Access3 citations

  Benefit of physical activity initiatives for climate change mitigation and adaptation

  Nature Health · University of Ibadan

• 20262 citations

  From Disruption to Immersion: Reimagining Vehicle Motion as Environmental Feedback through Force Mappings in In-Car VR

  Unknown source · Menoufia University

• 2026Open Access2 citations

  Compost improves soil fertility index and tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) yield under drought: integrating multivariate soil–plant modeling and Monte Carlo Simulation across sandy loam and silty clay soils

  Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems · Hassan II University Casablanca

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Potential Impacts of Climate Interventions on Marine Ecosystems

  Reviews of Geophysics · University of Cape Town

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  The impact of hazard indicator selection on urban heat risk assessment: evidence from two Sub-Saharan African cities

  City and Environment Interactions · University of the Witwatersrand

• 20261 citations

  Journalism in Transition: Navigating Threats and Resilience in Ethiopia after the 2018 Political Reform

  African Journalism Studies · Bahir Dar University

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Climate-driven reproductive decline in Southern right whales

  Scientific Reports · University of Pretoria

• 20261 citations

  Biofertilisers’ Role in Enhancing Cropland Ecosystem Services and Mitigating Climate Change in Africa

  Sustainability Sciences in Asia and Africa · University of Fort Hare

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Anti‐Globalization Dynamics and Africa's Structural Transformation: Identifying Avoidable Environmental Degradation Thresholds

  Sustainable Development · University of Nigeria

• 2026Open Access1 citations

  Expanding the success factors of change management by incorporating crisis preparedness in the emerging AI world

  Review of Managerial Science · University of Pretoria

• 20261 citations

  Advanced remote sensing techniques for mapping lithological units and radioactive alteration in the southern eastern desert, Egypt: petrological and radiological hazards determination

  Advances in Space Research · Tanta University