Cape Town is facing an unprecedented search ecological crisis never before in
search ecological crisis never before in
search ecological crisis never before in the history of the modern world as a
the history of the modern world as a
the history of the modern world as a whole city of this kind threatened to
whole city of this kind threatened to
whole city of this kind threatened to run out of water for its citizens
run out of water for its citizens
run out of water for its citizens completely Cape Town residents have been
completely Cape Town residents have been
completely Cape Town residents have been told not to use more than 50 litres of
told not to use more than 50 litres of
told not to use more than 50 litres of water a day that sounds like a lot the
water a day that sounds like a lot the
water a day that sounds like a lot the water you use in your short morning
water you use in your short morning
water you use in your short morning shower is now literally all you have for
shower is now literally all you have for
shower is now literally all you have for the entire day in terms of daily
the entire day in terms of daily
the entire day in terms of daily bathroom routine if it’s yellow let it
bathroom routine if it’s yellow let it
bathroom routine if it’s yellow let it Mellow and well here is also if it’s
Mellow and well here is also if it’s
Mellow and well here is also if it’s brown it Mellow exactly and for
brown it Mellow exactly and for
brown it Mellow exactly and for showering the water goes into buckets
showering the water goes into buckets
showering the water goes into buckets and his use of something else hand
and his use of something else hand
and his use of something else hand washing is any way out and we’re now in
washing is any way out and we’re now in
washing is any way out and we’re now in most bathrooms seeing hand sanitizers
most bathrooms seeing hand sanitizers
most bathrooms seeing hand sanitizers Cape Town authorities are threatening to
Cape Town authorities are threatening to
Cape Town authorities are threatening to find residents who exceed the daily
find residents who exceed the daily
find residents who exceed the daily usage allows up to 10,000 ran I spoke to
usage allows up to 10,000 ran I spoke to
usage allows up to 10,000 ran I spoke to a girl from Kenya and she was saying to
a girl from Kenya and she was saying to
a girl from Kenya and she was saying to me I heard in your country you use fresh
me I heard in your country you use fresh
me I heard in your country you use fresh water for your toilets and she started
water for your toilets and she started
water for your toilets and she started laughing yeah we do do that that makes
laughing yeah we do do that that makes
laughing yeah we do do that that makes no sense at all last week our water was
no sense at all last week our water was
no sense at all last week our water was cut off by 11 a.m. so we’ve been forced
cut off by 11 a.m. so we’ve been forced
cut off by 11 a.m. so we’ve been forced to go through the Newlands spring to get
to go through the Newlands spring to get
to go through the Newlands spring to get wood last year in 2017 we had a third
wood last year in 2017 we had a third
wood last year in 2017 we had a third year of below normal rainfall that was
year of below normal rainfall that was
year of below normal rainfall that was unprecedented it’s hard to attribute
unprecedented it’s hard to attribute
unprecedented it’s hard to attribute specific events to climate change but an
specific events to climate change but an
specific events to climate change but an increase in extreme events life draft is
increase in extreme events life draft is
increase in extreme events life draft is what we are expecting from climate
what we are expecting from climate
what we are expecting from climate change a lot of the blame made by
change a lot of the blame made by
change a lot of the blame made by politicians is to the public saying that
politicians is to the public saying that
politicians is to the public saying that their wasteful of resources it’s a shame
their wasteful of resources it’s a shame
their wasteful of resources it’s a shame for a city to say so what are crises
for a city to say so what are crises
for a city to say so what are crises because most of us in especially and
because most of us in especially and
because most of us in especially and they let townships forget a lot of
they let townships forget a lot of
they let townships forget a lot of people that must fetch water 15 days
people that must fetch water 15 days
people that must fetch water 15 days away from their houses open living in
away from their houses open living in
away from their houses open living in the day zero for many years I need to
the day zero for many years I need to
the day zero for many years I need to water at home desperately because my mom
water at home desperately because my mom
water at home desperately because my mom actually she’s on the age where she wets
actually she’s on the age where she wets
actually she’s on the age where she wets herself I must wash it rice and then
herself I must wash it rice and then
herself I must wash it rice and then home
home
home am I gonna survive it’s very much
am I gonna survive it’s very much
am I gonna survive it’s very much worrying cuz we also rely on the
worrying cuz we also rely on the
worrying cuz we also rely on the tourists coming in and all that how can
tourists coming in and all that how can
tourists coming in and all that how can we provide them with good quality
we provide them with good quality
we provide them with good quality hospitality and also we got like 50
hospitality and also we got like 50
hospitality and also we got like 50 liters so we can use definitely don’t
liters so we can use definitely don’t
liters so we can use definitely don’t use as much at the best of times we
use as much at the best of times we
use as much at the best of times we should be saving water and we don’t the
should be saving water and we don’t the
should be saving water and we don’t the solutions that are at hand are kind of
solutions that are at hand are kind of
solutions that are at hand are kind of engineering solutions desalination
engineering solutions desalination
engineering solutions desalination plants which haven’t yet been built
plants which haven’t yet been built
plants which haven’t yet been built there is sufficient underground water in
there is sufficient underground water in
there is sufficient underground water in this region to help resolve the problem
this region to help resolve the problem
this region to help resolve the problem the restrictions are not really good to
the restrictions are not really good to
the restrictions are not really good to restrict the agricultural community
restrict the agricultural community
restrict the agricultural community although that could happen in future you
although that could happen in future you
although that could happen in future you probably will continue to consume South
probably will continue to consume South
probably will continue to consume South African wines but the questions will say
African wines but the questions will say
African wines but the questions will say that the South African people be able to
that the South African people be able to
that the South African people be able to consume water out of taps in this case
consume water out of taps in this case
consume water out of taps in this case it is not just the problem suffering
it is not just the problem suffering
it is not just the problem suffering it’s also the rich who are suffering
it’s also the rich who are suffering
it’s also the rich who are suffering will have to change their behavior so
will have to change their behavior so
will have to change their behavior so maybe you could consider this a note
maybe you could consider this a note
maybe you could consider this a note from your future what’s happening in
from your future what’s happening in
from your future what’s happening in Cape Town now might soon happen to all
Cape Town now might soon happen to all
Cape Town now might soon happen to all of us in relationship to water to energy
of us in relationship to water to energy
of us in relationship to water to energy to air we need to start solving these
to air we need to start solving these
to air we need to start solving these problems we need to manage our resources
problems we need to manage our resources
problems we need to manage our resources more rationally and collectively because
more rationally and collectively because
more rationally and collectively because otherwise it’ll be Daisy row for these
otherwise it’ll be Daisy row for these
otherwise it’ll be Daisy row for these central resources
central resources
central resources [Music]
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