Engineering News
Boston Consulting Groups international scenario planner has teamed up with conservation organisation WWF to chart scenarios for South Africa’s water future in light of the country’s precarious position as a water-stressed country, as well as the recent drought, which caused serious social and economic damage.
The Boston Consulting Group’s Alan Iny, who is an expert in scenario planning based in New York, says the exercise is designed to stimulate creative responses to the crisis and create a platform for governmental, nongovernmental and business stakeholders to collaborate on possible solutions.
A multistakeholder workshop was held in early February, information from which will be used to develop a report that will offer insight into how South Africa could prepare itself for four possible future scenarios, including one where the scarcity of water is the cause of social instability and economic decline. The report will be published during National Water Week, which runs from March 13 to 19.
