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  • 07 Mar 2025

    NA: Mini-Plenary 1

    Hansard

    ... Africa at a disproportional level. Extreme weather, droughts and specification undermines food security, displace ... already upon us, as demonstrated by recent floods, droughts, fires, and other natural disasters that are becoming ...

  • 07 Mar 2025

    NA: Mini-Plenary 2

    Hansard

    ... scarcity. Unpredictable weather patterns such as droughts or floods can severely impact crop yields and ...

  • 05 Dec 2024

    NA: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... the sector. While the government cannot control drought to adverse weather, policy uncertainty and falling ... on the growth side of the economy mainly due to drought and the adverse weather conditions. This unexpected ...

  • 27 Nov 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... with 90 000 spectators, which means there is a drought for entertainment in South Africa. So please, support ...

  • 20 Nov 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... areas. Some communities are also experiencing drought and veld fires. This is due to the fact that current ... under review. While we must always be mindful of drought, we’re not experiencing water shedding due to our ...

  • 19 Nov 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... experienced the black frost together with the veld fire drought. Access to the inadequate water and most importantly ... lack of seed banks, low household production, drought and flooding, ecological conditions that typically ...

  • 26 Nov 2024

    NA: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... the country and provided much needed water in drought-stricken areas. Additionally, the department allocated ...

  • 12 Nov 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... infrastructure helped the city survive the 2017 drought. Today, Cape Town has climate- resilient water ... prioritise climate-resilient infrastructure. The drought in Cape Town taught us that climate change is no ...

  • 12 Nov 2024

    NA: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... experienced by Gauteng has nothing to do with drought, it has nothing to do with the closure of the Lesotho ... security in our nation is threatened not only by drought but also more importantly by the efficient storing ...

  • 05 Nov 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... to a wide range of weather hazards, including drought, fire, tropical cyclones and severe weather hazards ... areaggravatedbytornadoes,hurricanes,flooding, droughts, and earthquakes as a result of climate change ...

  • 24 Oct 2024

    NA: Mini-Plenary 1

    Hansard

    ... when the dam collapsed in Jagersfontein, when drought crippled municipalitieslikeuMkhanyakude,wherewastheRamaphosa’s ... our vulnerability. Similarly, the persistent drought affecting our agricultural sectors, particularly ...

  • 16 Oct 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... believe that climate change is responsible for the droughts and floods along the eastern coastline. Abnormal ...

  • 10 Oct 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... to infrastructure failures and climate induced drought. Given that there is no political will by the current ...

  • 19 Sep 2024

    NA: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... even the most nutrient- poor soils, can withstand droughts and floods, and can be found growing from the ...

  • 17 Sep 2024

    NA: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... of extreme weather, events like heavy rains and droughts, the risk of dam failure is magnified. A robust ...

  • 31 Jul 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised hansard

    Hansard

    ... this pressing issue. The relentless onslaught of drought and floods has devastated communities and infrastructure ...

  • 15 Jul 2024

    NA: Mini-Plenary 7

    Hansard

    ... interlinkages of migration, land degradation, and drought was adopted by Cabinet. The finalisation of the ... South Africa's economic stability. The experienced droughts and floods are a crucial reminder of the urgent ...

  • 16 Jul 2024

    NA: Mini-Plenary 5

    Hansard

    ... communities and our government system. Disasters like drought, floods, fire and severe weather are increasing ... country vulnerable to natural disaster including droughts, fire and floods as wa e are recently experiencing ...

  • 16 Jul 2024

    NCOP: Unrevised Hansard

    Hansard

    ... commitment to address these issues. The severe drought conditions and ageing infrastructure have exacerbated ... 4%. The Western Cape government has utilized drought intervention funding since 2021 to drill new boreholes ...

  • 19 Jul 2024

    JS: Debate on Opening of Parliament Address

    Hansard

    ... land use planning. Another climate change risk is drought which impact many communities particularly in rural ... rural areas. Dependence on subsistence farming drought also negatively impacts on the agricultural sector ...