wwf klaudia ncpc - 14 september 2017

Understanding Water Risk & exploring Water Stewardship industry lessons in

the Western Cape

Water efficiency – responding responsibly

Dr Klaudia SchachtschneiderWWF-SA Water Stewardship Programme Manager

Source: www.droughtsa.org.za

Droughts & extremes… the new normal

Climate Change indicators

Business Water-Related Risks

Financial Risk

• Physical Reputational Regulatory

The water stewardship journey - becoming more resilient to water risk

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Following the format of AWS International Water Stewardship Standard to implement water

stewardship

The case of M&S with Woolworths

Data upload into the Water Risk Filter & completed assessment

# of Fabric Mills per river basin

High

No/Limited

Bubble sizereflects 2013

volume in

pieces

Yangtze

China (other)

Bei Jiang (Pearl)

Dong Jiang (Pearl)

Xi Jiang(Pearl)

Turkey

Hong Kong

Cauvery River

Indus

1,5

2,0

2,5

3,0

3,5

4,0

4,5

- 10 20 30 40 50 60

Ceres, South Africa

Stewardship guidelines; training, awareness, collective action in a priority basin - Breede

Analysis of commodities by basin water risk & production value/volumes to prioritize

The case of M&S with Woolworths

Data upload into the Water Risk Filter & completed assessment

# of Fabric Mills per river basin

High

No/Limited

Bubble sizereflects 2013

volume in

pieces

Yangtze

China (other)

Bei Jiang (Pearl)

Dong Jiang (Pearl)

Xi Jiang(Pearl)

Turkey

Hong Kong

Cauvery River

Indus

1,5

2,0

2,5

3,0

3,5

4,0

4,5

- 10 20 30 40 50 60

Ceres, South Africa

Stewardship guidelines; training, awareness, collective action in a priority basin

Analysis of commodities by basin water risk & production value/volumes to prioritize

Long-term WUE programme in-houseWater Risk Filter – processing sitesClimate change risk analysis – farm level

Water Stewardship strategy – farms & processingWater audits at selected processing sitesDo previous water sustainability steps speak to WRF results

Selected sites: Biobulk wastewater treatment facility - ↓COD, biogas, recycle wastewater

Selected sites: Member of Stellenbosch River CollaborativeLeads to key actions NB to Eerste River, including renovation of Stellenbosch WWTW – the initiating point of action

How do Water Risk analysis & Water Stewardship target resilience and

competitive advantage?

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