CAPE TOWN has in the past year experienced one of its worst rainfall figures in almost 90 years,and a sustained drought could deplete the region’s fresh water supply. [...]
CAPE TOWN has in the past year experienced one of its worst rainfall figures in almost 90 years,and a sustained drought could deplete the region’s fresh water supply. [...] Cities at risk of water restictions and water outages,like Durban,Cape Town and many more,are encouraged to harvest rainwater and recycling greywater. [...] As aging infrastructure and a wasteful attitude are to blame for much of the Cities water concerns it is still surprising that the city is still not trying to tackle the issue of water and sanitation at the cause of the problem. [...] “It is as if Cape Town has encompassed itself in a ignorant water bubble,one that might pop any second.”[...] Nel says these rising temperatures will have many consequences,including greater reliance on underground water,which will increase energy use. [...] we will need to produce as much food in the next 40 years as we have in the last 8,000,” said Jason Clay of the World Wildlife Fund [...] rainwater harvesting program cannot only fulfill the demand of water in the affected areas but it can be applied all over Pakistan to overcome water shortage. [...] South African metropolitan areas are heading for a major water crisis by 2020,a former director general of the Department of Water Affairs has warned. Mike Muller,who now serves as an adjunct professor at the University of the Witwatersrand and sits on the national planning commission,said at a Water and Energy Forum in [...] Experts warned yesterday that the failure of water management in South Africa would have a devastating effect on the economy,unless business and the government implemented innovative measures to ensure that water quality [...] Multiple benefits result from harvesting rainwater,including reducing stress on traditional surface water and groundwater supplies;reducing stormwater flows to flooded rivers,streets and stormwater drains;reducing costs to residential and commercial sites [...] | ||
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