En Afrique du Sud, les réseaux d’entraide créés grâce à l’agriculture urbaine sont devenus un outil d’émancipation pour les femmes.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
Cape Town’s new water map shows users who are within the water restriction limit.
The water crisis in South Africa’s Cape Town teaches us there’s more at play than just rainfall. Disasters like droughts means the issue must be seen from many different perspectives, like politics.
There are a number of myths surrounding Cape Town’s drought, one of them being that the city saw the crisis coming but didn’t prepare for it.
It’s important for the city of Cape Town to inspire residential trust in water restrictions. Without this, the harsh effects of the drought will be exacerbated.
There is an increasing demand for water in cities like Cape Town. The current drought exacerbates this. But there are ways to use and save water sustainably.
Urban farming increases access to healthy foods. And building social networks is one of the greatest benefits of urban agriculture in poor areas.
In Cape Town’s Cape Flats, female urban farmers are vital for food security and strengthening social capital.
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