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Thursday (19 August) was World Humanitarian Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Prof Wim de Villiers (Rector and Vice-Chancellor) and Prof Oliver Ruppel (Department of Mercantile Law) and Cleo Dobers (LLM student) argue that we need to intensify our efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change on humans. Click on the links below to read the articles.
- Prof Wim de Villiers (News24)
- Prof Oliver Ruppel & Cleo Dobers (Daily Maverick)
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Author: Wim de Villiers, Oliver Ruppel & Cleo Dobers
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Published Date: 8/20/2021
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Opsomming: Donderdag (19 Augustus) was Wêreldhumanitêre dag. In meningsartikels vir die media skryf prof Wim de Villiers, prof Oliver Ruppel en Cleo Dobers dat ons ons pogings moet verskerp om die impak van klimaatsverandering op mense te verminder.
Summary: Thursday (19 August) was World Humanitarian Day. In opinion pieces for the media, Prof Wim de Villiers, Prof Olivier Ruppel and Cleo Dobers argue that we need to intensify our efforts to mitigate the impact of climate change on humans.
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