SA must tackle climate change urgently or risk reversal of developmental gains: Ramaphosa

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President Cyril Ramaphosa has reiterated the need for SA to prioritise the reduction of emission of greenhouse gases in the global fight against climate change.

This because of the devastating impact climate change has on lives and livelihoods, he said on Monday.

“It caused water shortages and widespread crop failure and negatively affected both commercial and subsistence farming,” he wrote. SA is already vulnerable because of being a water scarce country, he said. “Understanding this cascading effect is vital. Climate change doesn’t just affect weather patterns. It affects nearly every aspect of our lives, from the food we eat to the water we drink to where we live. It affects human health, economic activity, human settlement and migration.

“Unless we act with urgency, we could find our developmental gains being reversed and our ability to overcome poverty, joblessness and inequality severely constrained.”

 

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Jobs are far more important for a developing country like ours. US and China must reduce their emissions.

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