THIS CHILD, IN JOHANNESBURG’S ECOCITY, HAS THE LUXURY OF TURNING ON A TAP AND DRINKING CLEAN WATER. THIS IS A CRITICAL ISSUE IN SOUTH AFRICA WHERE MANY CHILDREN DIE FROM WATER-BORNE DISEASES AND WHERE CLIMATE CHANGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE FREQUENCY AND INTENSITY OF DROUGHTS. THE WATER IN ECOCITY IS HARVESTED FROM THE RAIN, USED, RECYCLED AND CLEANED BY NATURAL PROCESSES ON SITE. AS WELL AS MAKING SURE THEY ARE EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THE RESIDENTS OF ECOCITY ARE ALSO REDUCING THEIR OWN CO2 EMISSIONS BY IMPLEMENTING A RANGE OF SIMPLE TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE BUILDING PRACTICES.
Sounds fantastic. Having spent a couple of years in Swaziland, I can understand the need for harvesting rain water, instead of always watching it flood red mud through the streets. Would love to know more and perhaps to link with a primary school. I’m involved with a primary school that has fairtrade status and has won national awards for projects on the Millennium Development Goals - so we’re into the development game.
The use of rain water in and recicled water is crucial for the survivence of those human beings.
In Portugal i am in a cruzade with rainharvesting systems trying to explain the advantages of reducing the consume of treated water using rainwater systems and recicled water.The mentality must change first.
He flush 10 liters per flush of potable water and some people that i had personally contacted in Morocco near the border with Argélia don´t have a glass of water to drink.
However this problem will not be only a problem of the south countries. We have already problems with water but we only talk about it when we don´t have it to offer to the population.
All the iniciatives will alert and inform about what can be done. It belong to all of us to change our behavior.For a sustainable future.
Best Regards