SPONSORED: Now more than ever, climate justice is the defining issue of our time. Adapting to a new climate reality and reducing South Africa’s carbon footprint requires all of society to respond finds WitsUniversity Prof Tracy-Lynn Field. Read more:
. The Water Stewardship programme of research, postgraduate supervision and advocacy is an inter- and transdisciplinary programme that tackles current and future water challenges, with the aim of finding solutions that will benefit communities in South Africa and the continent.
We should be holding every drop of water sacred, but a lot of our rivers are dying of filth. While this is a strong claim to make, it is true, she says. “Sewage is a major water pollution problem as the management of our water treatment structure is abysmal. There are 19-million people who depend on the Vaal, yet we are not managing this central lifedeath resource with the care it deserves. We have to face the real possibility of a Day Zero in Gauteng if this is not urgently addressed.
There are many exciting technical solutions in the field of renewable energy and water adaptation, Field enthuses. Scaling these up will require collective willpower and an aligned vision with immediate goals, together with action on the ground. The fear that time is running out is real, but fear has a paralysing effect.
There are two beacons of hope in the sphere of localised Earth Justice and Stewardship, one being “positive sounds from Eskom around greening operations” and further opening of the renewables market. The sun has hardly been tapped into and if harnessed, can unlock new energy democracy. That said, we need to ensure that vested interests do not stop these renewable energy projects from taking off, she cautions.
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