Antoinette Lombard

Antoinette Lombard is the Head of the Department of Social Work and Criminology and a Professor in Social Work at the University of Pretoria. She is a member of the Academy of Science of South Africa.

Quotes

• Poverty is a human-nature disaster. We have to understand the broad context of poverty and climate change, and the impact of both on humans and nature. We must look at ending poverty from a much broader scope than just social justice. Both poverty and climate change require a fight against all forms of injustice.
  • https://stias.ac.za/2023/08/poverty-as-a-human-nature-disaster/

• The social and economic impacts affect the poor disproportionately. They are less likely to withstand, cope and recover. Climate change is exacerbating poverty and inequality in society. We need to deal with global warming in an unequal and unjust world.
  • https://stias.ac.za/2023/08/poverty-as-a-human-nature-disaster/