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Solutions sought for Cape Town water crisis

Staff Writer
By Staff Writer, ITWeb
Johannesburg, 22 Feb 2018
The one-hour Webinar will have input from industry experts.
The one-hour Webinar will have input from industry experts.

Power and energy magazine ESI Africa will host a free-to-air Webinar next month, addressing the Cape Town water crisis and the possible technologies and strategies that can be used to combat the problem.

Points to be discussed at the event include: desalination, the process of removing minerals and salts from seawater; the impact of drought on commerce; water-saving reticulation strategies; temporary and permanent technology solutions; and the best way to make sure these concepts are implemented.

The one-hour Webinar will have input from industry experts, including councillor Xanthea Limberg, Cape Town mayoral committee member of informal settlements, water and waste services and energy.

"By having this open discussion, which gives online attendees the opportunity to engage with our panellists, the challenges that the city has endured will be unpacked, along with its forward-thinking roadmap, looking at viable case studies, best practice and the finance and policy that will guide decisions by stakeholders and industries," says Nicolette Pombo-van Zyl, editor of ESI Africa.

Although Cape Town is the current hot-topic for discussion with Day Zero inching ever closer, Pombo- van Zyl highlights that the water crisis issue is relevant globally.

"The looming Day Zero is not [a unique] endemic to the City of Cape Town, as other areas, both in South Africa and globally, are [also] experiencing drought conditions.

"What is unique is that if Cape Town does in fact reach Day Zero, it will be the first major city worldwide to have reached this unimaginable point of no return. The resulting economic impact on the agri-business, construction industries, smelters and commerce, as these activities grind to a halt, will be catastrophic."

There will also be a video uploaded afterwards for those registrants who will not be able to attend the live event.

Interested parties can register here to take part on Thursday, 8 March.

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