UCT Sustainability and the SDGs 2022 - Report - Page 20
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Environmentally
sustainable &
climate resilient
economies &
communities
SDG 6: CLEAN WATER AND
SANITATION
In Africa, water is an increasingly precious resource. UCT is dedicated to effective
and sustainable management of water on campus and more broadly across society.
To this end, UCT has a task-team advisory group that facilitates water
consciousness on campus and drives water-saving activities. UCT prides itself on
being a water-wise campus. Staff, students and visitors can access free and safe
drinking water from a range of outlets across the university grounds.
Khusela Ikamva: Creating
a no-drop-wasted campus
As part of the Khusela Ikamva sustainable campus
initiative, a project is underway to transform UCT into a
no-drop-wasted campus. A team of researchers from the
university’s Future Water Institute are working to create
a living laboratory on university grounds by embedding a
more holistic approach to water management in line with
water-sensitive design principles.
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The key aim is to consider fundamental changes to
the ways in which water is used on campus, creating a
water-resilient university and water-sensitive campus
community. This is done through a co-creation approach
that centres on knowledge sharing and education.
Some of the sustainable water management projects
undertaken in 2022 included:
• Using the internet of things (IoT) to measure water
levels, rainfall temperature and relative humidity
