Dhesigen Naidoo Chief Executive Officer Chris Moseki RM Climate Change

1. Water Research Commission Submission on The White Paper on the Climate Change Response StrategyPresentation to PPC 2 November 2011 Dhesigen Naidoo Chief Executive Officer Chris Moseki RM Climate Change

2. File name Are we looking at the next wave to 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?

3. File name Are we looking at the next wave to succeed ICT, Biotechnology or Nanotech?Or are we looking at a potential economic revolution?I think that we should consider the possibility of a Low-Carbon economy introducing a revolution last seen when sail ships and horse-drawn carriages were overtaken by steamships and motorised vehicles. Are we looking at the next wave to succeed ICT, Biotechnology or Nanotech? Or are we looking at a potential economic revolution? I think that we should consider the possibility of a Low-Carbon economy introducing a revolution last seen when sail ships and horse-drawn carriages were overtaken by steamships and motorised vehicles.

4. 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 Luddite Surviving Climate Change

5. File name Environmental FieldsEcology, Engineering environmental,Environmental sciences, Environmental studies,Meteorology and atmospheric sciencesPublic environmental and occupational healthWater resources Environmental Fields Ecology, Engineering environmental, Environmental sciences, Environmental studies, Meteorology and atmospheric sciences Public environmental and occupational health Water resources

6. File name Environmental Research in SA

7. Confronting the global water crisis through research, Elsevier 2011 Climate Change R&D, Naidoo and Pouris 2011

8. File name The task looks daunting 88 File name 11/4/11

9. File name Any animal can be tamed with the right attitude 99 File name 11/4/11

10. File name The south african Water Challenge 1010 File name 11/4/11

11. File name Climate change impacts on water Infrastructure • Floods • 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-farmers-face-ruin-after-floods-1.1016448 http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article865564.ece/SA-flood-death-toll-rises-to-70 1111 Climate Change White Paper _Nov 2011

12. File name Infrastructure & Water • Floods-Contamination of water infrastructure • Overflow of combined systems (storm-water and sewage system) • Microbiologically induced corrosion (MIC) of water infrastructures This pipe has been corroded due to microbes (Sulphur-Reducing –Bacteria (SRB) 1212 Climate Change White Paper _Nov 2011

13. File name 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 1313 Climate Change White Paper _Nov 2011

14. 1414 Climate Change White Paper _Nov 2011

15. File name Working Wetlands: Biodiversity Conservation After: Guy Preston, 2008 1515 Climate Change White Paper _Nov 2011

16. File name Going Forward • 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. 1616 File name 11/4/11

17. File name We do this one bite at a time 1717 File name 11/4/11