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29 DUT Excellence 2025 | Semester 1keynote address, expressing gratitude to the Library team for supporting his work. He highlighted the significance of disaster management, noting its potential to enhance understanding of climate change issues globally.%u201cThis book is a highly valuable source for our students. In fact, when I think about the future of this world, two key issues come to mind: climate change, which is intertwined with global warming disaster management, and technology. Studying disaster management is crucial for the global community, especially as climate change intensifies and increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters. Rising global temperatures are contributing to more extreme weather events such as hurricanes, drought, floods and wildfires, which pose significant threats to lives, infrastructure and economy,%u201d said Prof Mbandlwa.Among the distinguished guests in attendance were Dr Vuyo Mthethwa, DUT Deputy Vice-Chancellor: People and Operations; Dr Maliga Reddy, Associate Director: Public Management and Economics; and a contributing author to the publication Dr Ramika Bansi, DUT Copyright Specialist.Once again, the DUT Library has demonstrated its commitment to fostering academic excellence and promoting cutting-edge research with this launch. Professor Mbandlwa%u2019s book is set to Pictured: Attendees at the book launch.Photographer: S%u2019bonelo Dlaminimake a meaningful contribution to the field of disaster and risk management, and its release is eagerly anticipated by both professionals and academics.Thubelihle DumakudeThis book is a highly valuable source for our students. In fact, when I think about the future of this world, two key issues come to mind: climate change, which is intertwined with global warming disaster management, and technology. Studying disaster management is crucial for the global community, especially as climate change intensifies and increases the frequency and severity of natural disasters. %u2013 PROF ZAMOKUHLE MBANDLWA