We never know the worth of water until the well is dry
As South Africa and the rest of the world head to the climate negotiations in Paris next week to “blow more hot air”, our government needs to acknowledge that without solving the social and environmental crises at the local level, , we cannot even begin to push a progressive climate agenda at the international level. Until the reservoirs started running dry over the last couple of weeks, most South Africans paid scant attention to the fact that South Africa is a water-stressed country. South Africa only receives half the global average rain fall. As our rainfall is not distributed evenly over the entire country, the bulk of the rain occurs in the eastern parts of the country leaving the western regions much drier. Being a water-stressed country, the way we utilise our limited resources has always been a top priority for government and it has spent impressive amounts on projects that would “ ensure the country maintains a sustainable water supply. ” The Mega projects inclu...
