 Saving water is an excellent way to show that you care and are willing to do your little bit to help. Whether you store just a small amount to reduce your use of the municipal supply or get off the grid completely,it will be beneficial for the entire community and for future generations.The more we can save now the more there will be for our children. Saving water now will also teach our children to save and we can create a water wise generation for the future. Keep on saving,even when it's raining. | Johannesburg –Acid Mine Drainage (AMD) in Gauteng poses a threat to residents and government needs to act swiftly in addressing the problem,the provincial housing department said on Wednesday. “The impact of Acid Mine Drainage in Gauteng is a significant environmental problem that has a potential to undermine socio-economic development,and pose a threat [...] Cape Town –Lack of water and food in South Africa is a critical threat as climate change takes hold,environmental organisations have warned. “It’s very hard to stipulate one major threat because you’re dealing with such a diversity as climate change,but because you’d have such intense changes in the climate one of the [...] Johannesburg –There is no political will to deal with the acid mine water problem,chief executive of the Federation for a Sustainable Environment,Mariette Liefferink said . “There is not inadequate information,but there is definitely a lack of political will,a lot of head-in-the-sand activity and a lack of commitment,”she said in [...] |
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Against a global rainfall average of 870mm per year,South Africa receives a pitiful 450mm,making it the world's 30th driest country.