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Africa-Press – South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Organisers of Earthshot say Cape Town\u2019s disaster response to water scarcity and wildfires earned it the host city rights for the global environmental summit.<\/p>\n

At the height of the metro\u2019s water crisis in 2017, level seven restrictions were instituted and residents were queuing for water at natural springs across the Peninsula.<\/p>\n

Global environmental experts are in Cape Town this week to enhance climate action.<\/p>\n

The summit was founded by Prince William in 2020.<\/p>\n

Earthshot CEO, Hannah Jones, said the journey to secure Cape Town as a host city started 18 months ago.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the first time this event is hosted in Africa.<\/p>\n

She said the metro\u2019s climate change resilience strategy earned it the nod.<\/p>\n

“Some of the frontline experiences that Cape Town has had with things like coming close to Day Zero and climate-induced issues like rain and forest fires. We wanted to come here to celebrate Cape Town\u2019s commitment to becoming more sustainable as a model to other cities and other regions around the world.”<\/p>\n

At least 1,000 eco-initiatives from Africa have been nominated for the coveted Earthshot Prize.<\/p>\n

Five individuals or organisations will each walk away with \u00a31 million for their winning sustainable development initiative at the headline event on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Africa<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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