The project will remove alien invasive species and restore riverbanks in the catchment area
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With its devoted force of 2 500 volunteers — 600 of whom receive stipends — more than 4 775 clean-up campaigns have been mounted since its inception in 2021; invasive species have been removed; riparian vegetation restored and erosion control measures implemented, among a raft of other interventions it has undertaken.
City officials played a role applying for the funding in line with its ambition to implement nature-based solutions to support climate resilience and biodiversity protection through watershed conservation and restoration in urban communities. In Johannesburg, alien invasive species in river systems threaten water security, increasing flood risk and affecting local biodiversity. The upper Jukskei catchment encompasses densely developed residential areas, agriculture zones and retail centres. Informal settlements in the catchment are especially vulnerable to the effects of flooding.
“The river is one of the infrastructures for building climate resilience against flooding, for example, but also for water security,” said, a senior urban policy analyst at the World Resources Institute and the country lead for the Urban Water Resilience Initiative. The city is investing in the management of its groundwater as an alternative water source “and we’re seeing more and more private water users digging into the aquifer, so it needs to be recharged”.
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