Crisis to Empowerment: Navigating Climate Challenges with Sustainable Energy Solutions
The world is witnessing unprecedented changes in its climate, with extreme weather events becoming more frequent and intense. Recently, there was unprecedented flooding in New York city, with floodwaters rising to a staggering 1 metre above street level. This calamity closely followed the devastating storms and floods in the Western Cape on the weekend of 23rd Sept, which BBC recently reported claimed 11 lives and destroyed multiple bridges and roads. In April last year, flooding in Durban was termed “the most catastrophic natural disaster yet recorded in KwaZulu-Natal”. Such events are not isolated incidents but indicators of a larger, more pressing issue – the climate crisis. Add to this the wildfires that have been ravaging the planet, more recently in Canada and previously in Australia...