South Africa is the 30th driest country in the world this is According to Kohler (2016), SA receives little annual rainfall and have little accesses to clean water, linking us to shortage of water as it is polluted by mines and most of the SA land id dry.

In South Africa not everyone has access to electricity or the modern energy supply it is not widely available to the majority of the population. Electricity is only available to those who can afford it, this was according to Sarkodie and Adams (2020).

Calma et. (2011) define social justice as a complex concept with many different meanings and emphases that deals with balance between individuals and society measured by comparing distribution of wealth among the society.

Environmental social justice is a type of social justice that tries to address equity and fairness in relation to injustices caused by environmental challenges.

That is contracted by climate change (drought or global pollution) that affect people across all socioeconomic and social groups leading to injustice where the rich are able to respond to the effects of climate change, according to Räthzel, N.

In South Africa the government have tried to support the sustainable use of inland and coastal natural resources and lowering carbon emissions, pollutants in the atmosphere, and the impact of climate change,

According to Zabala and Sulivan, the wetland project was used to alleviate poverty by creating employment for about 2000 people.

South Africa's environmental situation is terrible, and it's just getting worse. Almost all of our resources, such as coal for power generation and water, are depleted. As a result, we're compelled to employ more expensive methods to provide people with energy and water. Because many people in South Africa are impoverished and cannot afford to make their own food, this is inconvenient and environmentally unfriendly.