The Global Energiewende – 2/2018

Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Climate change-induced drought has put growing pressure on water systems around the world in recent years. In Cape Town, the water crisis is now so severe that residents have a daily water limit of 50 liters (13 gallons) per person. The city has warned its residents that if things don’t change by June, it will likely cut off all water to homes and businesses to allow for the remaining water supplies to go to hospitals and communal taps in the slum settlements. In this issue, Leonie Joubert takes an in-depth look at Cape Town in crisis, and the need for society as a whole to find new sustainable ways of managing scarce resources.

We wish you happy reading!

Your Global Energiewende Team,

Rebecca Bertram & Silvia Weko