{"id":47131,"date":"2024-05-16T08:34:42","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T06:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/families-to-face-climate-change-as-a-team-20240516\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T16:29:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:29:02","slug":"families-to-face-climate-change-as-a-team-20240516","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/families-to-face-climate-change-as-a-team-20240516\/","title":{"rendered":"Families to face climate change as a team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To bring family members closer as part of observing International Day of Families on Wednesday, 15 May, and to deal with the important issue of climate change, Families South Africa (Famsa) has a few tips for people living in the Northern Cape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate change means the weather patterns in the world are shifting over a long time. It is not about the rain or sunshine one sees each day; it is about how temperatures are rising over many years, and how this influences the rain patterns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those living in the Northern Cape are already realising that these changes are influencing family life in different ways, taking the shape of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span id=\"U1020803017612wG\" style=\"font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;\">stress \u2013<\/span> families are worried about constant changes, which leads to tension;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span id=\"U1020803017617W\" style=\"font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;\">fighting <\/span>\u2013 with limited food, water, or money to manage a household, even family members can get angry and sometimes fight;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span id=\"U102080301761WZB\" style=\"font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;\">getting sick<\/span> \u2013 without clean water, diseases can spread when you cannot keep things clean; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span id=\"U1020803017617KE\" style=\"font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;\">tough circumstances for kids<\/span> \u2013 the world is becoming more dangerous for children, which is not good for their health or their future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>However, there is always hope, and families can try to better their own situation through:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span id=\"U102080301761qAF\" style=\"font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;\">sustainable eating habits \u2013<\/span> <span id=\"U102080301761Q0C\" style=\"font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;\">grow your own vegetables. 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