The Clear Rivers Campaign takes place in July as part of promoting volunteerism for the celebration of Mandela Month. Active and responsible citizenry are encouraged to join during this campaign, across the spectrum; people from all walks of life become participants to promote healthy rivers.
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“The need for water security, particularly in the face of global climate change and a multitude of anthropogenic impacts affecting our rivers, calls for a unified national approach to protect our rivers, wetlands and broader catchments. Active and responsible citizenry are urgently needed to promote healthy rivers as the relationship between communities and healthy rivers can never be overstated. It is community members who must take care and ensure our rivers are not filtered with litter,” read part of the department’s statement. The department has been urging the public to take a serious stand against pollution.
“Let us join hands and stop the use of our streams and rivers as dumping sites. Pollution affects the water quality and also blocks their normal flow, leaving communities downstream without access to water. The DWS also calls on the public to stop the dumping of disposable nappies in the watercourses as it is like dumping raw sewage in the water systems, negatively affecting crops, livestock and human beings downstream,” continued the statement.
