Environmental Security in Cape Town: Issues and Recommendations

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY IN CAPE TOWN
ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY IN CAPE TOWN
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Literature Review............................................................................................................................3
The Effect of the Different Factors..................................................................................................8
Recommendation...........................................................................................................................12
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................13
References......................................................................................................................................15

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Introduction
In the current scenario the city of Cape Town is facing one of the greatest threats of
draught known to mankind in recent times. The water crisis in Cape Town is a result of years off
ill water management prevalent in South Africa. The environmental problems along with the
different social and the cultural issues in the society lead to a great disparity in the availability of
the water in the South African society. The water crisis in the city is a result of a number of
problems that has affected the general population in the city (Harris, Goldin and Sneddon 2015).
The growth and development of the society needs strong measures to be undertaken to mitigate
the issues faced by the general population in the society. The water issues have reached
monstrous proportions as in the current scenario the city lacks the water resources to sustain
itself for the first quarter of 2018. The draught faced by the city is due to the different man made
and the natural factors plaguing the African nations and leading to one of the largest draughts of
the country. The water resource of Africa is very unevenly distributed and the sub Saharan
countries face a relatively low access to the water resources in the country. the lack of clean
water along with the lack of sanitation facilities leading to a water crisis in the country causes a
large number of problems in the country.
There are a number of problems in the south African society related to the pollution and
lack of the general facilities in the country. in the recent times there has been a rise in the issues
relating to accessibility of the life sustaining resources among the general population. For the
sustainable society to develop in South Africa the environmental security issues are the
important factors that are to be heeded for the growth and development of the society (Mekonnen

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and Hoekstra 2016). To achieve a sustainable society in the future South Africa needs to devise a
number of approaches which will help in the growth and development in the country.
The main problem that the South African Society faces in the modern scenario is one of
the sustainable developments and the protection of the environment so that the society has the
necessary resources to sustain itself in the society.
Literature Review
The environmental security is one of the major issues that is plaguing the globe but the
situation is much worse in the underdeveloped and the developing countries which do not have
enough access to the pollution mitigation problems. The literature review includes the different
factors affects the sustainable development in the environment and the environmental security.
There are a number of issues that are to be heeded in the society for the sustainable development
of the environment. The difference in the required resources for sustenance and the available
resources in the society should be considered for the proper usage of the resources so that they
last for the later generations. The different issues that are to be considered in the situation of
environmental security are the problems regarding the different factors affecting the environment
in the society.
According to Conway et al. (2015), the water level in the southern African nations is
depleting constantly and the nations face a challenge in meeting the requirements of the citizen.
The different issues that have been pointed out in the research are the ones affecting the climate
and the social scenarios in the city one of the major issues affecting growth and the development
of the general population in society. Water is one of the most important resources for the
sustenance of the people in the society and it is evident from the different uses of the resource