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South Africa’s seaside metropolis, hard hit by unemployment and rising climate risks, is aiming for net-zero emissions. Can it achieve its goal while aiding the most vulnerable?
By Kim Harrisberg DURBAN, South Africa, May 18 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A fter heavy rains swept away Nomandla Nqanula’s tin shack two years ago, she would pray whenever she saw clouds gathering over the fast-growing Quarry Road informal settlement in Durban. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or In Durban, climate goals are bold - but its poor feel left behind Back to video But these days, a WhatsApp group on her smartphone pings with flood warnings and another city-designed app reminds her and 14 other residents to monitor flooding risk...