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<strong>Climate</strong> <strong>variability</strong>, <strong>climate</strong> <strong>change</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>water</strong> <strong>resource</strong> <strong>strategies</strong> <strong>for</strong> small municipalities<br />
8.2.1.5 Local employment<br />
Strategies against Local Employment Creation<br />
4.0<br />
Local govenment DWAF combined<br />
3.5<br />
3.0<br />
2.5<br />
2.0<br />
1.5<br />
1.0<br />
Resource planning<br />
Resource management<br />
Artificial recharge<br />
Conjunctive use<br />
St<strong>and</strong>by relief<br />
Tankering of <strong>water</strong><br />
Drought relief<br />
Rain<strong>water</strong> harvesting<br />
Desalination<br />
Water restrictions<br />
Dry sanitation<br />
Education<br />
Tariff structures<br />
Re use of grey <strong>water</strong><br />
Saline <strong>water</strong> <strong>for</strong> toilets<br />
Reduction of leaks<br />
Dual flush toilets<br />
Rainfall enhancement<br />
Figure 33: Graphical representation of all <strong>strategies</strong> against the criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
Local employment creation<br />
Table 17: Average scores <strong>for</strong> <strong>strategies</strong> against the criteria <strong>for</strong><br />
Local employment creation<br />
Strategies:<br />
Average scores<br />
(Only those scoring ≥ 3 are listed below i.e. a score in the top 1/3) Combined Local<br />
gov<br />
DWAF<br />
Local <strong>water</strong> <strong>resource</strong> management & monitoring system 2.6 2.4 3.0<br />
Drought relief <strong>and</strong> aid funding 2.4 1.8 3.3<br />
Desalination 2.6 2.4 3.0<br />
Dry sanitation systems 3.0 3.0 3.0<br />
Education programmes 3.1 3.0 3.3<br />
Re use of grey <strong>water</strong> 2.4 2.0 3.0<br />
Reduction of leaks programme 2.9 2.6 3.3<br />
When determining which strategy would yield an increase in local employment, the combined group<br />
of stakeholder scored the following two <strong>strategies</strong> scored above 3, viz.:<br />
• Dry sanitation systems;<br />
• Education programmes.<br />
The DWAF officials considered the other <strong>strategies</strong> listed in the table as also being strong c<strong>and</strong>idates<br />
to increase local employment. None of the <strong>strategies</strong> st<strong>and</strong> out as having negative impact on local<br />
employment. All the <strong>strategies</strong> would have a positive impact on the local employment.<br />
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