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Director of the Global Change Institute at Wits University Prof Francois Engelbrecht says government needs to distinguish the difference between adaptation and mitigation in dealing with devastating floods such as the ones that recently occurred in KZN.

Studies have shown that climate change made the floods deadly. Human-induced climate change has doubled the probability of such disasters.

Bobby Peek, Director of Groundwork, a non-profit environmental justice organisation based in Durban, has highlighted the plight of vulnerable communities who have lost their homes, calling for housing units that are more resilient. R10 billion of damage was caused to roads, power lines, water pipes and one of Africa’s busiest ports.

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