Gauteng City-Region Observatory survey finds 55% of Gauteng households are affected by extreme environmental events
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.The survey found that although the proportion of respondents who are connected to piped water remains high , the percentage of respondents who believe their water is “always clean” declined from 75% in 2020-21 to 60% in 2023-24.
The current dataset is made up of 13 795 Gauteng residents, with respondents randomly sampled in their homes in every ward. The data was collected from August last year to April this year. “Thirty-six percent of respondents who experience daily or weekly water interruptions were dissatisfied with their water, compared to only 8% of respondents who rarely experienced water interruptions,” the report said.
Respondents in Sedibeng municipality were more likely to report that they had been affected by water and sewage pipe bursts or water pollution .Respondents in informal dwellings reported experiencing harm or damage from flooding , heat waves and air pollution , while respondents in formal dwellings reported that they were affected by heat waves and water and sewage pipe bursts .
“Climate change increases the likelihood of extreme environmental events and disasters, and the data points to particular areas and challenges inA quarter of households are living below the lower bound poverty line, which is an income of R1 058 per person a month in 2023 prices. During Covid it had spiked to a third of all households.
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