KZN govt launches climate change citizen education drive

MAYVILLE - The KwaZulu-Natal government has officially launched its citizen education drive to raise awareness on climate change in the province. 
 
The campaign will focus on ideas to curb weather-related disasters in the province.
 
In recent years, hundreds of people have lost their lives as a result of weather-related disasters in KZN alone. 
 
For years, KwaZulu-Natal has experienced devastating floods as a result of heavy rains.
 
This has damaged public infrastructure, including roads, bridges, schools, and people’s homes, amounting to billions of rands in damage costs.  
 
Since 2020, over 500 lives have been lost in severe weather disasters, with more than 400 people killed in the 2022 floods.
 
Local and provincial government officials convened the Climate Change Council meeting, which coincided with the launch of the climate change citizen education drive.
 
Authorities are hoping an education drive will help prepare KZN residents to avoid fatal incidents in the future. 

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