SA urged to work on preventative measures amid climate change
The Director of School for Climate Studies at Stellenbosch University, Professor Guy Midgley says government should work on preventative measures when it comes to natural disasters and extreme weather conditions caused by climate change.
Midgley says citizens should monitor weather updates closely and government must ensure it is prepared.
“It’s really the first signs of climate change really impacting on human society and the faster we learn the better we are going to build up the ability to adapt, tolerate and overcome these challenges. Investing in better weather services, more advanced warnings and more right things to prevent the bad things from happening, by closing roads, or getting supplies early enough and really moving people from dangerous zones. It is very scary and dangerous to human life. That means we needs people in those roles that really know what they are doing, you need a lot of expertise and you need to fund them very well.”
