Water Pollution Fund, enforcing polluters pay principle key to combat water pollution

As South Africa’s water resources continue to be plagued by pollution, Rand Water and Association for Water and Sanitation Institutions of South Africa chairperson Ramateu Monyokolo has called for the establishment of a National Water Pollution Fund and the enforcement of the polluter pays principle. The degradation of South Africa’s water resources has become one of the most urgent threats to long-term water security, and the latest Green Drop Report should serve as a wake-up call for urgent and decisive action.