The hottest year on record was 2019, not only in SA but across the globe. The effect of this has been severe, including droughts that adversely affected food security while limiting access to fresh water supplies, which hit the most marginalised in our society hardest.
While we have world-class policies to address these environmental challenges, including the National Development Plan’s (NDP) commitment to achieving a low-carbon status by 2030, implementation remains poor. We are grappling to co-ordinate these policies across departments at local, provincial and national levels. Coupled with a lack of access to funding and the skills required to procure funding from a global pool of benefactors, we are seriously hampered in our ability to transition to a clean, low-carbon economy. ..
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