A REFLECTION ON THE EASTERN CAPE PROVINCE’S DISASTER READINESS IN THE WAKE OF THE RECENT FLOODS

News Article: Nontando Zintle Ngamlana

South Africa is increasingly grappling with the severe impact of climate change which manifests in increasingly unpredictable extreme weather conditions, including the rise in heavy rainfall. The Eastern Cape had long been identified as one of the provinces where the impact of climate change would likely be most severe because of the province’s unique geographical position and the complex interplay of atmospheric systems which make it susceptible to unpredictable and extreme weather patterns. Read more here

Nontando Zintle Ngamlana is the Executive Director of Afesis.