Agenda 21 Mr Minister, I know you have a tight schedule, but we would appreciate if you could find time and make a statement on these protocols for the benefit of those who are listening at home and for all of us. I want to thank you for the input this morning in today s briefing. The IFP supports the Integrated and Waste Management Strategy, which also is focussing on sustainable Development. During floods, homes are damaged or destroyed leaving multitudes of people homeless. Current reports show that in countries in Africa like Malawi, Mocambique and Zambia and South Africa hundreds of people have been displaced.
Floods also destroy sanitary facilities.
Sewer pipes are blocked, resulting in leakage of human waste this results in Cholera outbreaks. Drought conditions on the other hand, cause food and water shortages. Generally lack of water is a problem. People have no choice but to use unsafe sources of water which have high concentrations of pollutants this results in Cholera outbreaks. I am raising these points to support the sustainable development concept.