Sa S Water Crisis Legal Protection For Water Sources Ar This was identified in a substantial research document produced in 2013 by wwf sa, the water research commission and the centre for scientific and industrial research, which identified 22 strategic water source areas (swsas) in south africa. from 2016, a wwf nedbank green trust funded project set about obtaining legislative protection for the. Why we need protection. most water used in south african cities, towns and agricultural areas, comes from strategic water source areas (swsas). they make up only 10% of the land area while.
New Interactive Brochure Why We Must юааprotectюаб юааsaтащsюаб юааwaterюаб юааsourceюаб юааareasюаб Yet there is no specific law in place to protect them. “these strategic water source areas, dotted across five provinces, cover only 8% of our land’s surface but supply us with 50% of our freshwater,” says mkhonza. “together, they support 60% of south africa’s population, 67% of our national economic activity and supply 70% of. Legal protection for sa’s strategic water source areas. ten percent of south africa’s land area, mostly in the high mountain catchments along the eastern escarpment, generates 50% of the volume of water in all our river systems. this was identified in a substantial research document produced in 2013 by wwf sa, the water research commission. Legal toolbox. in 2016 the centre for environmental rights commenced the ‘securing strategic water source areas using the law’ project. a key objective of the project is to identify and prioritise all legal mechanisms available to secure legal protection for water source areas, barriers to implementation of those tools and strategies to overcome barriers. Friday, march 10, 2017 00:00. south africa may face a potential water crisis if global warming continues on its current trajectory, and even more so when combined with poor water management and uncontrolled development near the country's strategic water source areas. csir research focuses on the identification and protection of these areas.
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