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NEWS: Coastal wetlands are unable to adapt to the rate of sea-level rise and are constrained by infrastructure

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Wetlands, precious ecosystems that shield coastlines, safeguard drinking water from saltwater contamination, and nourish diverse wildlife, face a dire threat from the accelerating pace of sea-level rise, driven by global warming. Wetlands have historically adapted to rising sea levels by expanding upward and inland. However, predictions indicate that the waterline will soon shift far too rapidly for wetlands to keep pace. Consequently, future decades may witness the tragic loss of these vital wetland ecosystems. Wetlands along coastlines have historically played valuable roles for people and wildlife, but are now facing the threat of sea-level rise. As temperatures rise, sea levels are rising at an accelerating rate, and wetlands are unable to keep pace by building upward and migrating inland. This is due to human-induced climate change and the burning of fossil fuels, which has warmed the oceans and melted glaciers. Sea levels are now rising at about 10 millimeters per year, and are
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Gauteng to spend over R60billion on infrastructure in the next 5 years

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Gauteng Premier David Makhura said that this infrastructure spend will contribute to the creation of about 100,000 jobs. If these pledges by our politicians are anything to go by this country will soon turn into a construction site, as a Construction Professionals do these promises make you optimistic about the future?

Gauteng to spend over R60billion on infrastructure in the next 5 years

Premier David Makhura was delivering the State of the Province Address (Sopa) in the Gauteng legislature.

He said that this would contribute to the creation of about 100,000 jobs and would facilitate the development of 50 black industrialists.

 Read: Infrastructure Fund project pipeline worth R700bn

He also said that by the year 2025, the Gauteng city region would have three fully operating special economic zones in Ekhuruleni, Tshwane and Sedibeng, along with an agro-processing zone on the West Rand.

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