Moses Magadza recently in Port Louis, Mauritius
Escalating challenges posed by severe weather events in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region took centre stage during a symposium that took place at the 54th Plenary Assembly Session of the SADC Parliamentary Forum in Port Louis, Mauritius last week.
Honourable Mohammad Anwar Husnoo, Vice Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, chaired the symposium that drew Speakers of National Parliaments and Members of Parliament from the SADC Region under the theme: “The Role of Parliaments in Promoting Coordination for Enhanced Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery Planning in the SADC Region”.
The Vice PM addressed the pressing issues of rising sea levels, flash floods, heatwaves, droughts, and cyclones, emphasizing that these events are direct consequences of climate change and global warming.
“Cyclone Freddy, one of the longest cyclones in history, wreaked havoc earlier this year in Madagascar, Mozambique, and Malawi, causing serious infrastructural damage and loss of lives,” noted Honorable Husnoo.
He warned that such extreme weather events, akin to Cyclone Idai in 2019, are poised to become more frequent in the years…
