Technologies Gameplan South Africa’s Water Technologies Gameplan Dhesigen Naidoo, WRC SA - Denmark Bilateral November 2015 WRC 2015
Global Risk Report 2015 World Economic Forum WRC 2015
Global physical and economic water scarcity UNDP-Managing water under uncertainty and risk 2012 WRC 2015
Characteristics of countries (companies) with high water security Good and well maintained infrastructure. Smart, highly aware water users exhibiting responsible water behavior. Sustained pools of highly talented people managing and maintaining the system. High investments in knowledge based solutions, and Good partnerships with Academia and Research Entities. WRC 2015
R&D and the Cubed Challenge Poverty R&D Unemployment Inequality WRC 2015
HCD and the Cubed Challenge Poverty Knowledge Solutions R&D Enterprise Development Cohort Transformation Unemployment Inequality WRC 2015
R&D and the Cubed Opportunity Growth Knowledge Solutions Enterprise Development R&D Competitiveness Diverse strong Cohort Prosperity WRC 2015
Summary of the 2015 Challenge Goal of universal sustainable access and water prosperity by 2030 WRC 2015
Summary of the 2015 Challenge Goal of universal sustainable access and water prosperity by 2030 Energy Dry country Malthusian challenge Water intensive economy WRC 2015
However small we are – Now’s the time to be Superheroes WRC 2015
SA Water Knowledge Production 1.61% of global share Ranked 18th in the world Healthy growth gradient World share of SA water research publications from 1981 to 2010 (Pouris, 2013 Number of South African water research publications from 1981 to 2014 WRC 2015
With what resources? R300m a year. It is 2% of the government portion of R&D Spending. This translates to 0.0069% of GDP. WRC 2015
Looking ahead 2030 WRC 2015
Water- RDI New Knowledge Innovations /Tech Human Capacity Dev Input - PRJ.papers -Reports, etc Innovations /Tech Human Capacity Dev Output Informed Decision Making Job creation Goods and Service delivery Outcome -Knowledge Tree Wealth creation Quality of Life improved Impact
Water RDI Road map Seven (7) key areas / cluster have been identified and described. It needs involvement of all water users and sectors. Implementation has to start, but requires support (with financial, capacity, and institutional resources). WRC 2015
Returns: Systemic investment focused on socio-economic impact Outputs Impacts Presentation
Top of the technology agenda New Sanitation WRC 2015
Top of the technology agenda Pour and low flush systems New Sanitation Waterless systems Decentralised systems Local maintenance capability WRC 2015
Top of the technology agenda New Sanitation Water treatment including decentralized systems and most importantly Point-of-Use systems and package plants. WRC 2015
Top of the technology agenda New Sanitation Water treatment Wastewater Treatment with alternative energy sources, low energy with significant energy repatriation, and special applications like Acid Mine Water. WRC 2015
Top of the technology agenda New Sanitation Water treatment Wastewater Treatment Water reuse technologies Water efficiency tools in different use sectors Planning and monitoring tools to empower users and regulators. WRC 2015
Sustainable Funding and Good partnerships Innovative Linear response Innovative Implementation Poor and Erratic Funding 2019/02/24 WRC 2015
Funding and partnerships Sustainable Funding and partnerships Linear Response Innovative implementation Bottom of The Barrel Poor and Erratic Funding Never mind The Quality Feel the width 2019/02/24 WRC 2015
Funding and partnerships Sustainable Funding and partnerships Cup runneth Over Glass Half-full Singular Specialised Innovative Implementation Bottom of The Barrel Poor and Erratic Funding Never mind The Quality Feel the width 2019/02/24 WRC 2015
The SA-Danish Partnership has already begun this journey WRC 2015
Thank you wrc 2015