It is through media awareness that we learn about environmental issues worldwide. We rely on a variety of sources such as television, print, newspapers and the Internet to educate us on issues such as global Warming, earthquakes, draughts, floods, tsunamis etc, and the devastating impact there of.

It is the poorer, less developed countries such as Ghana, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, and Somalia that are affected and impacted by these environmental issues. These countries lack in resources and have insufficient funding to address and resolve the devastation these issues cause.

South Africa has not escaped these environmental impacts. In the past we have experienced earthquakes, floods, draughts and pollution to name a few. However, the impact is greater on the poorer communities as opposed to the more developed ones.