Evacuations during Hurricane Laura could increase the risk of exposure to COVID-19.
AP Photo/Gerald Herbert
Disaster preparation and evacuation procedures weren’t made for social distancing. The pandemic means response decisions are now fraught with contradictions.
Tembisa, Gauteng.
Gauteng City-Region Observatory
Vulnerability in the context of Covid-19 is really complex. Many households in Gauteng have different challenges.
Drilling for water in the Karoo where one major concern from fracking is that groundwater will be affected in the shale gas extraction process.
Danita Hohne
A vulnerability map could help assess the risks associated with fracking and groundwater which around 300 towns depend on in South Africa’s Karoo.