Describe briefly what SA’s water challenge is according to Kohler and what the energy challenge is according to Sarkodie and Adams.
According to Köhler (2016:3), total usage exceeds average annual rainfall, and anticipated evaporation exceeds total precipitation in the country.
Many South Africans, according to Sarkodie and Adams (2020), cannot afford power, and it is not easily accessible to a large number of people. Electricity is only available to the "wealthy."
What is social justice according to Calma et al. 2011?
Fair rights for all citizens, equal allocation of social resources, and structural improvements to indiscriminate access to and ability to get social goods and services are all part of social justice (Calma et al., 2011:10)
What is environmental social justice according to Rathzel?
Environmental social justice emphasizes the idea that environmental sustainability has a direct impact on long-term employment. Indeed, according to Räthzel (2018:512), "[nature's] destruction poses a hazard to workers' health," and "Nature must be conserved since its destruction poses a harm to employees."
In what way was a wetland programme used to alleviate poverty? (Zabala and Sulivan).
In poverty-stricken areas, the Wetland project aims to purify water, provide water, and manage water flow. This project also assisted in the employment of at least 2000 low-income persons. Trying to make their life a little easier.
Reflect on the state of the environment in SA in relation to sustainable resources and social justice (using Stewart and Zaaiman as guide).
According to Sishutu (2015:521), not only is the current energy crisis destabilizing South Africa's ecology, but so is the existing, carbon-based, accumulative-capitalistic economy's continuous large-scale exploitation and destruction of natural resources. The state of the environment in South Africa is very bad and sadly it is only getting worse. Almost all of our resources such as coals for electricity and water resources are finished. So we are forced to use other, more expensive ways to provide electricity and water to people. This is not convenient, because a lot of people in South Africa are poor and cannot afford to make this change.