By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Climate experts are warning that the flood risk for KwaZulu-Natal will be significantly higher over the next few decades. This follows a recent report conducted by the University of the Witwatersrand which confirmed that the April 2022 floods in KZN were worsened by climate change. The floods claimed the lives of 544 people, displaced tens of thousands and caused widespread infrastructure issues. Director of the Global Change Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand - Prof. Francois Engelbrecht explains what measures could be taken to mitigate the impact of such disasters in the future... 

<p>By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Climate experts are warning that the flood risk for KwaZulu-Natal will be significantly higher over the next few decades. This follows a recent report conducted by the University of the Witwatersrand which confirmed that the April 2022 floods in KZN were worsened by climate change. The floods claimed the lives of 544 people, displaced tens of thousands and caused widespread infrastructure issues. Director of the Global Change Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand - Prof. Francois Engelbrecht explains what measures could be taken to mitigate the impact of such disasters in the future...&nbsp;</p>

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