All media are welcome to attend.
The prize giving is the culmination of a two month programme. During this time Disaster Management staff visited 17 primary schools across Cape Town to raise awareness about climate change and energy among Grade 7 Learners.
There is no doubt that temperatures are rising and climates are changing, causing rising sea levels and flooding, changing rainfall patterns(more floods in places while some areas will become dry and desert-like) and a decline in the availability of fresh water. It will affect our living conditions (extreme storms and heat), our food supplies (serious shortages of food in Africa) and our health (rising temperatures, more pests, and more illness).
The aim of the Disaster Risk Management Centre's Climate Change and Energy Programme was to make learners from primary schools across Cape Town aware of the following:
At the end of the programme the learners of the 17 schools had to submit a poster showing their understanding of Climate Change. The posters have been judged and prizes sponsored by the Robben Island Museum, the Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Co. Ltd and the Two Oceans Aquarium, will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.
Issued by:
Communication Department
City of Cape Town
Charlotte Powell
Disaster Risk Management Centre
Tel: 021 597 5013
Cell: 084 711 7710