In a strong call to action marking World Environment Day 2025, South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, launched the country's first Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Response Plan in Pretoria. Addressing delegates, the minister emphasised that climate change is a global crisis with daily, severe impacts, especially along coastal regions, where nearly half the world's population lives. Channel Africa's reporter Michael Mbewe filed this report.

<p>In a strong call to action marking World Environment Day 2025, South Africa's Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, launched the country's first Coastal Climate Change Adaptation Response Plan in Pretoria. Addressing delegates, the minister emphasised that climate change is a global crisis with daily, severe impacts, especially along coastal regions, where nearly half the world's population lives. Channel Africa's reporter Michael Mbewe filed this report.</p>