Lesson 2 - the 2018 Water crisis in cape town
to know - the 2018 cape town water crisis
to be able to - explain the causes and solutions to the 2018 cape town water crisis
the 2018 cape town water crisis
Water levels in nearby dams had been declining since 2015 due to drought, water wastage and rising population.
From mid 2017 to mid 2018, Cape Town in South Africa experienced Day Zero conditions.
The Cape Town water crisis was fixed after long periods of Stage 7 water restrictions and good rains ending the drought in early 2020.
Task 1 - Answer these questions while watching this video
Cape town water crisis video
cape town questions.pdfTask 2 - Causes of water scarcity in Cape Town
What were the causes of water scarcity in Cape Town during 2018?
Task 3 - How Cape Town overcame water scarcity
Read the this article and explain each strategy Cape Town used to overcome the 2018 water scarcity crisis. Each strategy should be at least three sentences long.
Residents and businesses became waterwise -
Increasing the cost of water -