An Introduction To South Africa S Water Source Areas Wwf South Africa

An Introduction To South Africa S Water Source Areas Wwf South Africa An introduction to south africa's water source areas. help us spread the message. the availability of freshwater is one of the major limiting factors to south africa’s development. we are a water scarce country with rainfall distributed unevenly in our landscape, inconveniently away from the centres of mining and industry, and tied to. Cultivated. ntations naturaltowards a water secure south africa ~wwf south africa, together with like minded partners, works to build a future in which healthy freshwater systems underpin the country’s developm. ple.protecting south africa’s water source areas10 000 million m3 of surface water and 2 000 m.

Defining South Africa S Water Source Areas Wwf South Af For every two drops of water in our rivers and dams, one of them fell as rain in a water source area. yet only 16% of these areas are formally protected in south africa. water availability is one of the most decisive factors that affect the economic, social and environmental well being of south africa. land degradation linked to mining as well. Strategic water source areas are those that supply substantial downstream economies and urban centres. these water source areas are vital to the national economy. water source areas are those areas that supply a disproportionate amount of mean annual runoff to a geographical region of interest. the concept is a relative one, and nested. Ll was considered to be a water source area. these areas span south africa, lesotho and swaziland and occupy 8 per. cent of the land surface area in the region. together, these areas supply 50% of the region’s mean annual runoff, of which 80 per cent, 12 per cent and 8 per cent are contributed respectively by s. These are south africa’s strategic water source areas. disrupting water supply from these 16 strategic water source areas would effectively turn off the taps to our economy and seriously impact our food and water security. download the report (pdf 3.31 mb): introduction to south africa's water source areas introduction to south africa's water.

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