Water-Stressed future for South Africa
Water-Stressed future for South AfricaThe mail and Guardian reported on the 3rd Nov that, "South Africans should brace themselves for a severely water-stressed future". This was based on a World Wildlife Fund (WWF) report on the world’s ecological footprint.

 

“South Africa will be one of the countries hardest hit by water scarcity in 2025,” said Deon Nel, WWF Sanlam Living Waters Partnership manager. “A shortage of water will not only affect economic growth — there won’t be enough water for some people to live on.”

The report finds that each person in the world consumes about 1,24-million litres of water a year — about half the volume of an Olympic swimming pool — or nearly 3 400 litres daily.

Each American consumes 6 800 litres a day, compared to 2 500 litres in South Africa.

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