Johannesburg (AFP) - Minister of Water Affairs and Environment of South Africa, Edna Molewa, said the country needs enough water to ensure economic development.
"Climate change makes water treatment more complicated due to uncertainty and can not be predicted weather patterns. Political and economic challenges it creates a very real," said Molewa.
Senior government ministers stressed the water crisis is a threat to economic growth in South Africa.
Molewa said that water shortages affecting power plants that are important for economic development, and installation of power plants in the country need assurance of water supply at the most.
"South Africa has been experiencing power shortages. When the power goes out, the country's stalled. Power plant requires water to guarantee supplies at the most," said Molewa, Xinhua reported.
According to department estimates, South Africa will require a capital investment as much as 69 billion dollars to acquire the water within the next 10 years for the sustainable economic development.
Meanwhile, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), water is the most natural resources not addressed in the world, but the effect on national security through their impact on economic growth, food supply and health care, the researchers said.
Various reports indicate that demand for water increases and the impact of climate change will make water become increasingly scarce in the future in many countries.
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Saturday 30 June 2012
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