In January, 2018, the city of Cape Town, South Africa, faced a water crisis due to a three-year drought and rapidly increasing population. On January 1, leaders in the city of four million asked residents to reduce their water usage to no more than 87 liters (about 23 gallons) per day, expressing concern that most water taps would have to be shut off within a few months if the situation did not improve dramatically. A month later, the government dropped the recommended limit to 50 liters, about 13 gallons, noting that only about 55 percent of the population had been adhering to the previous recommendations. Government agencies offered suggestions about cooking techniques that would reduce water usage and asked hotels in the tourist district to fill their swimming pools with saltwater. Officials also worked to expand desalination facilities that could process saltwater into drinking water and to develop new water-recycling centers.

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In January, 2018, the city of Cape Town, South Africa, faced a water crisis due to a three-year drought and rapidly increasing population. On January 1, leaders in the city of four million asked residents to reduce their water usage to no more than 87 liters (about 23 gallons) per day, expressing concern that most water taps would have to be shut off within a few months if the situation did not improve dramatically. A month later, the government dropped the recommended limit to 50 liters, about 13 gallons, noting that only about 55 percent of the population had been adhering to the previous recommendations. Government agencies offered suggestions about cooking techniques that would reduce water usage and asked hotels in the tourist district to fill their swimming pools with saltwater. Officials also worked to expand desalination facilities that could process saltwater into drinking water and to develop new water-recycling centers.

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Which sustainability measures were implemented in the face of this crisis?
(1 point)
preservation and conservation
resource development and conservation
resource development and preservation
environmental protection and social equity
environmental protection and economic growth

Answer 1

The sustainability measures implemented in the face of this crisis were resource development and conservation, as well as environmental protection. This can be seen through the efforts to expand desalination facilities and develop water-recycling centers, which aim to both process saltwater into drinking water and conserve and recycle water resources. Additionally, the suggested cooking techniques to reduce water usage and the request for hotels to fill their swimming pools with saltwater also focus on conserving water resources.