Caradee Wright is a Chief Specialist Scientist at the South African Medical Research Council leading the Climate and Health Research Programme. She holds a PhD in Public Health from the University of Otago and an MSocSc in Geography and Environmental Management from the University of Natal. Her research focuses on personal environmental health in Africa, climate change and air pollution impacts, health risk assessment and skin cancer prevention.
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Extreme heat is a growing threat to health, jobs and food security in southern Africa – study looks for practical solutions
Extreme heat is already a defining climate and health threat in southern Africa, yet public debate still treats it as ordinary bad weather. A new study shows that, as climate change drives more extreme events, governments and institutions can adopt practical steps to make communities more climate‑resilient.
May 19, 2026
