Water Wheel Jan/Feb 2023: State Of The Environment

Abstract

Researchers wave red flag: floods pushed some KZN coastal environments to tipping point At stake is the roughly 580 km-long coastal strip from the Mozambican border in the north, to the uMthavuna River that borders the Eastern Cape in the south. The area is one of the country’s richest environmental treasures, a major contributor to the economy, is scattered with dense urban populations, and a tourism hotspot. The garden province’s unravelling coastal border The SoCR is a statutory requirement and should provide decision-makers with relevant data and information about the state of the province’s coast. Bronwyn Goble, Senior Scientist at Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI) and the KwaZulu-Natal SoCR editor, explains that coastal issues were previously broadly reported on in a subsection of the State of the Environment Report at provincial and national levels. Now, the Integrated Coastal Management (ICM) Act calls for a report dedicated to the state of South Africa’s coastal environment. It sets the baseline of where we are, she says.

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