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On-Demand: Skills for a water-wise future: Blending Innovation with Indigenous Wisdom
The Energy and Water Setor Education and training Authority (EWSETA) presents a webinar unpacking the skills needed to create water-wise future, looking at how innovation can be blended with indigenous wisdom.
ESI Africa, in collaboration with Enlit Africa hosts this webinar which uses as its starting point the fact that in South Africa, water is both a constitutional right and a shared responsibility.
Section 27 of the South African Constitution guarantees access to sufficient water, which places the responsibility firmly on the government to provide this basic service.
But, this legal framework is increasingly intersecting with indigenous knowledge systems to address a growing water crisis in a sustainable manner.
By recognising and understanding the value of traditional practices and contemporary governance the country will better be able to manage its precious water resources.
The tension between the right to access water and to use it responsibly has never been more pronounced.
Recurring droughts and ageing infrastructure leave many communities without reliable access to clean water and government is facing mounting pressure to meet the growing needs of its citizens.
Organisations such as EWSETA and the Department of Water and Sanitation are to improve skills and infrastructure, but these efforts must go hand in hand with a cultural shift towards sustainability.
Water skills webinar panel discussion points include:
- Introduction to the water crisis, policy and governance: Global perspective and key statistics
- The role of innovation in water management : Latest technological innovations in water conservation, purification and distribution and successful case studies
- Indigenous wisdom in water conservation : Exploring traditional water management practices of various indigenous communities around the world and the resilience and adaptability embedded in these practices
- Blending innovation with indigenous wisdom: Identifying synergies between modern technology and indigenous knowledge, with examples which enhance water sustainability
- Skills for a water-wise future: Discussing the need for educational initiatives and outlining the essential skills required for future water managers. Delving into the training used by local communities to use new technologies while respecting traditional practices.
Speakers:
- Sylvain Usher, Executive Director, African Water and Sanitation Association
- Petunia Ramunenyiwa, Chief Director: IGR, Sector Transformation and Provincial Governance, Department of Water and Sanitation
- Prof Bongani Ncube, SARChI Chair in Governance and Economics of Water and Sanitation Sector Institutions, Acting Director: Centre for Water and Sanitation
- Rhulani Shingwenyana, CSIR Senior Researcher: Water and Wastewater Treatment, Technology Development, Membrane Processes, CSIR
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