Transcript Climate change impacts on water Infrastructure

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Presentation to PPC 2 November 2011
Dhesigen Naidoo Chief Executive Officer
Chris Moseki RM Climate Change
succeed ICT, Biotechnology or
Nanotech?
Or are we looking at a potential
economic
revolution?
Are we looking at the next wave to succeed ICT,
Biotechnology or Nanotech?
Or are we looking at a potential economic
revolution?
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economic revolution?
I think that we should consider the
possibility of a Low-Carbon
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steamships and motorised vehicles.
I think that we should consider the possibility
of a Low-Carbon economy introducing a
revolution last seen when sail ships and horsedrawn carriages were overtaken by steamships
and motorised vehicles.
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Seeking International
Competitiveness
SA’s Climate
Change
Dependent on
Imported
Knowledge,
S&T
Successful
Climate Change
with Global
Leadership
Potential
High Levels of
CC S&T
Low Levels of
CC S&T
Limited ability to
Use
SA’s Potential’CC Chasm’
SA – an
International
Climate Change
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Environmental studies,
Meteorology and atmospheric
sciences
Environmental
Fields
Public environmental
and
Ecology,
occupational health
Engineering
environmental,
Water resources
Environmental sciences,
Environmental studies,
Meteorology and atmospheric sciences
Public environmental and occupational health
Water resources
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Environmental Research in SA
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Confronting the global water crisis through research, Elsevier 2011
Climate
Change R&D, Naidoo and Pouris 2011
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The task looks daunting
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Any animal can be tamed with the right
attitude
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The south african Water Challenge
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Climate change impacts on water
Infrastructure
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Floods
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Flash floods-destruction of infrastructure (e.g. dams).
Floods lead to loss of lives, livelihood(farmers), & property.
Contamination of drinking water supply systems (chemical
and biological).
http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/small-farmersface-ruin-after-floods-1.1016448
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http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article865564.ece/SA-flooddeath-toll-rises-to-70
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Infrastructure & Water
Floods-Contamination of water infrastructure
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Overflow of combined systems (storm-water
and sewage system)
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Microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC) of
water infrastructures
This pipe has been corroded due to microbes (Sulphur-Reducing –Bacteria (SRB)
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Water Conservation & Demand
Management Flagship Programme
Mainstream water conservation & demand
management across all sectors
Use regulatory and support drive water use
efficiency and responsible use behavior (e.g.):
The programme should be a near term strategy
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Working Wetlands: Biodiversity Conservation
After: Guy Preston, 2008
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Going Forward
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WRC has begun work on developing a South
African Climate Change Water Strategy.
We are also engaging with the DWA and
several international partners including the
IWA, the WWC and others on developing a
South African led Post Cop-17 international
Partnership on Water and Climate Change.
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We do this one bite at a time
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