Water restrictions have already been ordered in nearly all of France's 96 mainland departments, with 62 at the highest alert level, and the Meteo-France weather agency has forecast little relief for the coming weeks.
Scientists blame climate change and predict more frequent and intense episodes of extreme weather such as heatwaves and drought.
The foundation's Tshepang Motsekuoa said that they'd found that supplying people with food was not as sustainable as teaching and assisting them with ways and means to feed themselves.
Residents who live near the Kruger National Park have resorted to recycling to avoid climate change disasters.
Australia has been at the sharp end of climate change, with droughts, deadly bushfires, bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef and floods becoming more common and intense as global weather patterns change.
The UN chief accused the fossil fuel industry of having tried for decades to convince leaders and sway public opinion of its limited responsibility for climate change, and for seeking to "undermine ambitious climate policies."
The summary to this year's landmark climate report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change concluded that any further delay in action "will miss a brief and rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all".
Australia's new prime minister Anthony Albanese took office Monday, hours before flying to a Tokyo summit with a 'message to the world' that his country is ready to engage on climate change.
Godongwana said the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, both at home and abroad, has made it harder to deal with South Africa’s triple challenge of poverty, inequality and unemployment.
The burning issue was discussed virtually on Tuesday among officials from the Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Department, the weather service and the South African Local Government Association.
Extreme weather events and how it affects communities were discussed in an online briefing hosted by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, as well as the Government Communication and Information System on Tuesday.
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said that the severe weather which led to the death of over 400 people showed that climate change was not only an environmental issue but an alternative economic development model too.
UNDRR said in a statement that the sharp rise in disasters globally could be attributed to a 'broken perception of risk based on optimism, underestimation and invincibility'.
It is natural to ask whether the recent floods will occur more often within the context of climate change or whether they were simply freak events.
The warmest summer on record featured a heatwave along the Mediterranean rim lasting weeks and the hottest day ever registered in Europe, a blistering 48.8C (120 degrees Fahrenheit) in Italy's Sicily.
Artificial Intelligence head, Junaid Kleinschmidt, explains how the use of AI could be a possible solution in averting climate disasters.
Last week, storms pummelled the east coast city of Durban, triggering heavy floods and landslides that killed more than 440.
Individuals along with economy-wide efficiencies can make a major difference in the drive to avert the worst of global warming, UN climate experts say.
