Governments know what’s coming, but are unprepared
El Niño disasters
The looming crises are real and require immediate intervention. But governments in Southern Africa often act only when events unfold, says Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health in the Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine in the United Kingdom.
Drought disasters in Southern Africa are mainly attributed to a lack of preparedness, inadequate response and mitigation and poor risk reduction measures. With little to no prepara...
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