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Friday, 09 December 2011 09:14

Helping society to adapt to increasing climate risk

While negotiations at the United Nations-sponsored COP17 conference in Durban focused on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the insurance sector, which facilitates the mechanism by which society pools its resources to cope with risk, hosted a side event to underpin the critical importance of adapting to climate change since certain impacts of climate change have become unavoidable, and there is an urgent need to adapt to them.

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Water for (South) Africa

Friday, 02 December 2011 07:47

Urging the private sector to become more involved with water security so that access to water is a reality for all

The South African Constitution is one of only a few statutes in the world that stipulates access to water as a basic human right. Water resources and supply are essential to South Africa’s development economically, socially and environmentally.

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Save our water!

Monday, 01 August 2011 09:06

Mining firms cautioned against acid mine drainage law suits

Mining companies should not believe they can duck legal action against them when it comes to acid mine drainage (AMD) simply because of the complex nature of the problem, warned the chairperson of the National Assembly’s Portfolio Committee on Water and Environmental Affairs, Johnny de Lange.

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Sink or swim

Friday, 15 April 2011 10:14

Issues around clean water are not a uniquely South African problem; we need to find solutions – and quickly

South Africa’s crisis surrounding fresh water, both in terms of availability and quality, has featured strongly over recent months in the media, in some cases the tone of reports bordering on panic.

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A meeting of the minds

Friday, 04 February 2011 11:31

Researchers from two sides of the planet met to investigate how best business can contribute to climate change governance in areas of limited statehood

Recently, researchers from two sides of the planet joined together in Cape Town to formalise one truly formidable question: Why and how does business contribute to climate change governance in areas of limited statehood?

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Could this be it?

Wednesday, 08 December 2010 08:37

A new water purification system could be the answer to unsafe drinking water in rural areas

Scientists from Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape have developed and patented an inexpensive and effective filtering device that could provide safe drinking water to millions of people. This innovation could considerably reduce the prevalence of water-borne illnesses such as cholera and other diarrhoeal diseases.

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