by Dave Marock | Feb 21, 2018 | Environmental, General, Sustainability
Moving on to Agenda 21 Chapter 18: spoiler alert – you know what it includes? Demand management, desalinization, water reuse/recycling, groundwater extraction.. You know what it does NOT include? Dams – just like the water management plans in Part 1 In...
by Dave Marock | Feb 21, 2018 | Environmental, General, Sustainability
Cape Town is in the midst of a water crisis. This should not be news to anybody living in South Africa, and is indeed world news at the moment, from the USA, to the UK, to Australia. The politicians and media teamed up to once again give us a very predictable version...
by Dave Marock | Dec 15, 2017 | Environmental, General, Sustainability
PHOTO: France’s Ambassador to South Africa, Christophe Farnaud. Picture: Riana Howa/IOL Cape Town – France has offered the Western Cape assistance with the drought afflicting the region, French Consul-General Laurent Amar said on Wednesday. “It is...
by Dave Marock | Nov 23, 2017 | Environmental, General, Sustainability
PHOTO: The Theewaterskloof Dam near Villiersdorp. As we are obsessed with building dams, groundwater is a Cinderella resource, says the writer. Picture: Henk Kruger/ANA We need to unlock more water resources and drive efficiency in our existing supplies to stimulate...
by Dave Marock | Dec 4, 2015 | Environmental, General, Sustainability
Today’s warning of water shortages could easily become tomorrow’s crisis – ignore it at your peril, says Dominic Waughray at the World Economic Forum Water is one of the most utilised resources around the world and yet it’s among the least respected. Many of us...
