Step 3 in our 12 steps to a greener 2011 is NOW SAVE WATER. 'Water for Cities - responding to the urban challenge' is the theme of United Nations' World Water Day, to be celebrated in Cape Town from 21 to 22 March. This coincides with South Africa's National Water Week, running from 22 to 27 March. Organized by the Department of Water Affairs, it aims to raise the … [Read more...]
Robust water strategies essential in this desertifying world
GlobeScan (an international public and stakeholder opinion research firm) and SustainAbility, (a think tank and business strategy consultancy) have recently conducted a survey poll on Water and listed the 19 best solutions to the global freshwater crisis from their findings. This survey was conducted in more than 80 countries. Some 1,200 influential thought leaders from … [Read more...]
Fans were for love of water
As part of Green Goal 2010, FLOW together with Celebrity SA and the City of Cape Town brought free, clean, drinking water to football fans along the Fan Walk and in the FIFA Fan Fest at the Grand Parade. The 2010 FIFA World Cup offered the Host City Cape Town a unique opportunity to demonstrate to the world its commitment to responsible environmental management, whilst … [Read more...]
Whose water is it anyway?
'Whatever we do to the water bodies on this planet, we're doing to ourselves.' Both Earth and our human bodies consist of 70% water and 30% solids. 'On this planet the water cycle and the life cycle is one,' said Helen Lockart of the Two Oceans Aquarium on World Water Day. Water is our lifeline - without water we cannot survive longer than a day or two. Most people are … [Read more...]
