1. Technologies Gameplan
South Africa’s Water
Technologies Gameplan
Dhesigen Naidoo, WRC
SA - Denmark
Bilateral November 2015
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2. Global Risk Report 2015 World Economic Forum
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3. Global physical and economic water scarcity
UNDP-Managing water under uncertainty and risk 2012
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4. 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.
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5. R&D and the Cubed Challenge
Poverty
R&D
Unemployment
Inequality
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6. HCD and the Cubed Challenge
Poverty
Knowledge
Solutions
R&D
Enterprise
Development
Cohort
Transformation
Unemployment
Inequality
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7. R&D and the Cubed Opportunity
Growth
Knowledge
Solutions
Enterprise
Development
R&D
Competitiveness
Diverse strong
Cohort
Prosperity
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8. Summary of the 2015 Challenge
Goal of universal sustainable access and water prosperity by 2030
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9. Summary of the 2015 Challenge
Goal of universal sustainable access and water prosperity by 2030
Energy
Dry
country
Malthusian
challenge
Water intensive economy
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10. However small we are – Now’s the time to be Superheroes
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11. 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
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12. With what resources? R300m a year.
It is 2% of the government portion of R&D Spending.
This translates to % of GDP.
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13. Looking ahead 2030
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14. 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

15. 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).
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16. Returns: Systemic investment focused on socio-economic impact
Outputs Impacts
Presentation

17. Top of the technology agenda
New Sanitation
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18. Top of the technology agenda
Pour and low flush systems
New Sanitation
Waterless systems
Decentralised systems
Local maintenance capability
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19. Top of the technology agenda
New Sanitation
Water treatment including decentralized systems and most importantly Point-of-Use systems and package plants.
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20. 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.
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21. 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.
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22. Sustainable Funding and Good partnerships Innovative Linear
response
Innovative
Implementation
Poor and
Erratic
Funding
2019/02/24
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23. 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
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24. 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
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25. The SA-Danish Partnership has already begun this journey
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26. Thank you
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