Select an Issue from the Menu


ADDITIONAL, POSITIVE AND FUTURE DRIVING FORCES


health1.gif (3043 bytes)

ADDITIONAL DRIVING FORCES

NON POINT SOURCES

  • Agricultural run off
  • Urban run off
  • Construction sites
  • Burning of fossil fuel

GROUND WATER

  • On site sanitation systems
  • Unmanaged landfill sites
  • Agricultural holdings
  • Overflowing & broken sewerage pipes

WATER DEMAND

  • Over Consumption
  • Water wastage
  • Environmental knowledge
  • Population growth

 

POSITIVE DRIVING FORCES

Education and awareness

  • Curriculum 2005
  • Projects

Initiation of the Klipriver catchment management programme
Jukskei catchment management monitoring and education programme
Environmental tools

  • EIA
  • ISO
  • Environmental Audits
  • SIA
  • Risk Assessment
  • GIS
  • Legislation
  • Integrated Waste Management Act
  • National Environmental Management Act
  • Water Act

Political pressure
International trading pressure

 

FUTURE DRIVING FORCES

  • Urbanisation
  • Industrialisation
  • Water demand
  • Informal Settlements / Infrastructure
  • Population growth.
 

The Geographic Information files are WinZiped and  best viewed with ArcExplorer - (Click to download)

Unep United Nations unep. ceroi Ugland Publikit icleilogo.gif (1313 bytes)
wpe9.jpg (4277 bytes)

Home Page   Java Navigation

wpe9.jpg (4277 bytes)

Please Reference the Copyright with the Greater Johannesburg Metropolitan Council.
For problems or questions regarding this web contact  the Web Editor. Matthew 4:19
Last updated: October 23, 1999.
Thanks for visiting, you are visitor number:Hit Counter