The Case for Protecting Headwaters in the Enkangala Grasslands Authors WWF- SA: Christine Colvin, Angus Burns
ZA Coal and Water Futures in South Africa The case for protecting headwaters in the Enkangala grasslands Authors WWF- SA: Christine Colvin, Angus Burns CSIR: Dr Klaudia Schachtschneider, Ashton Maherry, Dr Jessica Charmier De Wit Sustainable Options: Dr Martin de Wit Reviewers WWF- SA: Sindiswa Nobula CSIR: Dr Jeanne Nel, Dr David Le Maitre, Dr P Ashton Dedication The report is dedicated to the memory of Prof Kadar Asmal – South Africa’s first democratic minister of Water Affairs, a visionary thinker in sustainable water development and a supporter of WWF-SA. Acknowledgements We would like to thank the following participants who either contributed to the report via individual discussions with the authors or attended workshops held by WWF-SA to debate the current state of coal mining and water impacts in South Africa. Pieter Viljoen, Department of Water Affairs (DWA); Koos Pretorius, Foundation for Sustainable Environment; Francois van Wyk, RandWater; Gert Grobler, DWA; Bantu Hanise, Council for GeoScience; Danelle van Tonder, Council for GeoScience; T. Nemataleni, DWA; Helen Gordon, WWF-SA; Brent Corcoran, WWF-SA; Harry van der Westhuizen, Umcebo Mining; Henk Lodewijks, Anglo Thermal Coal; Charl Nolte, Exxaro; Koos Smit, Exxaro; Khosa Rhulani, Varsiwave; Bruce Mansoor, Varsiwave; MatomeMakwela, Chamber of Mines; Rudzani Mudau, Department of Mineral Resources; Stephinah Mudau, Chamber of Mines; Dan Sonnenberg, South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI); Mandy Driver, SANBI; Anthea Stephens, SANBI; Melissa Fourie, Centre for Environmental Rights; Terrance McCarthy, University of the Witwatersrand. Design and Layout by Jenny Frost Design Published in November 2011 by WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature (Formerly World Wildlife Fund), Cape Town, South Africa.
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