But even when the taps and dams are dry, we don’t do what it takes to fight for water. Or: not for clean water. We're polluting our water at such a rate that tomorrow's kids won't have the chance to fight for it either.



As we examine our climate change policies, we need to see droughts and flooding as two sides of the same coin



Climate change policymakers should be addressing droughts and floods as two sides of the same coin, rather than separate phenomena. As changes to weather patterns become increasingly visible, the interplay between the two – and how their impacts feed off and intensify each other – must be critical in how we develop climate resilience

But even when the taps and dams are dry, we don’t do what it takes to fight for water. Or: not for clean water. We're polluting our water at such a rate that tomorrow's kids won't have the chance to fight for it either.
 
As we examine our climate change policies, we need to see droughts and flooding as two sides of the same coin
 
Climate change policymakers should be addressing droughts and floods as two sides of the same coin, rather than separate phenomena. As changes to weather patterns become increasingly visible, the interplay between the two – and how their impacts feed off and intensify each other – must be critical in how we develop climate resilience

The Meeting Point

World water day: South Africans commemorate Human Rights Day. Tomorrow, across Africa, we mark World Water Day, knowing water to be a right worth fighting for

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