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16 Nov 2011
NCOP: Debate on Water Management and Resources: Advancing national water resource management for sustainable water supply to our people
Hansard
... meant that the drought had been finally broken. I must hasten to say that the drought came at a cost ... as you may be aware after the long protracted drought in the Eastern Cape, the good rains finally came ...
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07 Apr 2011
Water and Sanitation
Question & Reply - Water and Sanitation
... sustain water service delivery during periods of drought. The programme that started with the Hlabisa Scheme ... trends, frequency and intensity of floods and drought in the specific catchment. (4) There is no need ...
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10 Oct 2011
Minister & Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries & entities: Annual Reports 2010/11
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... diseases, with the threat of high rainfall following drought scenarios in the country. Currently, there was ...
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25 Jan 2011
Department of Environmental Affairs: Summary of 2011 business plans
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... fog nets were used to catch dew to alleviate the drought in that area. Ms Yawitch said that the DEA did ...
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08 Mar 2011
National Climate Change Response Policy Green Paper 2010: Public Hearings Day 3
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... linked to climate conditions (variable rainfall, drought, veld fires). Agriculture could not compete with ... was needed on climate change and specifically drought-resistant crops. The Chairperson asked whether ...
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14 Nov 2011
White Paper on Climate Change: Public hearings
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... noted that there had been unprecented floods and droughts in that area, that baboons had come down from ...
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29 Aug 2011
Members' Statements
Hansard
... that there will be more frequent occurrences of drought, flooding, hurricanes, forest fires, rising sea ... earthquake that I have just mentioned in Japan, severe drought in Somalia, mudslides in China and heat waves in ...
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29 Mar 2011
Department of Water Affairs on 2011 Strategic Plan & Budget
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... Government (Water Services Operating Subsidy and Drought Relief Grant) and Adjustments to the baselines ... allocated to conditional grants. The R450 million in Drought Relief was targeted at the Nelson Mandela Bay metropolitan ...
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24 May 2011
Water Boards' Strategic Plans & Pudgets 2011, & Tariff increases
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... expectations. Revenue had been affected by the drought and the restrictions placed on tariff increases ...
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29 Aug 2011
Transportation infrastructure for agricultural products: National Agricultural Marketing Council & Transnet briefings
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... seasonal by nature, and that natural forces like drought and floods influenced production. Fuel price and ...
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30 May 2011
Department of Water Affairs 2011 Strategic Plan
Committee Meeting | NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy | National Council of Provinces
... conservation targets would be essential during periods of drought. Therefore sectors such as mining, farming irrigation ... of services, asset management and disaster and drought management, among others. Wastewater Risk Abatement ...
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27 Jun 2011
Transformation in the Fishing Sector: public hearings
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... communities were able to sustain themselves during droughts and other harsh environmental degradation. ... change the intensity and frequency of floods, droughts, wild fires and rain storms. The Department had ...
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21 Feb 2011
National Climate Change Response Green Paper 2010: Department of Environmental Affairs briefing
Committee Meeting | Water and Sanitation | National Assembly
... might already be occurring, such as extremes of drought, flood and temperature. Cholera outbreaks had ... weather-related events such as flooding, fire, storms and drought had conservatively been estimated at R1 billion ...
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14 Mar 2011
Minister on Department of Tourism & South African Tourism strategic plans and budget briefings
Committee Meeting | Tourism | National Assembly
... rising temperatures affected flora and fauna and drought affected water supply. Plans had to be in place ...
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09 Nov 2011
Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
Question & Reply - Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
... use efficiency. · Drought tolerant crops. Farmers are encouraged to adopt drought tolerant cultivars ... unevenly across the country, with some areas prone to drought. Almost 50% of South Africa's water is used for ...
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12 Sep 2011
Failure to implement Animal Diseases & Meat Safety Acts: urgent appeal by Red Meat Industry Forum, National Emergent Red Meat Producers' Organisation, African Farmers Association
Committee Meeting | Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development | National Assembly
... permits Years ago when Lesotho was experiencing drought, South Africa provided affected farmers with grazing ... even though Lesotho was no longer suffering from drought conditions. He said a number of problems had arisen ...
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22 Jun 2011
ATC110622: Report Joint attendance with Portfolio Committee on Science and Technology of the 61st International Astronautical Federation’s Congress
Tabled Committee Report | Trade and Industry | National Assembly
... is prone to climatic extremes including floods, droughts, forest fires and windstorms. Due to its socio-economic ...
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16 Sep 2011
ATC110916: Report on National Council of Provinces: Provincial Week: 12 – 16 September 2011
Tabled Committee Report | NCOP Economic and Business Development | National Council of Provinces
... of sufficient rain and drought. About 200 cattle died as a result of the drought; iv). Failure ... Marselle clinics (currently in process); v). Drought relief projects in Makana and Ndlambe municipalities; ...
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20 Sep 2011
NA: Unrevised hansard
Hansard
... management system with adequate funding to manage droughts, floods and fire damages is now long overdue. ...
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29 Aug 2011
Bilateral Technical Cooperative Agreements with African Countries: briefing by Department of Water Affairs
Committee Meeting | NCOP Land Reform, Environment, Mineral Resources and Energy | National Council of Provinces
... problems resulting from water shortages during drought and floods and for peaceful regional integration ...