{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"geography":["Mbombela"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":3,"relation":"eq"},"page":1,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?geography=Mbombela","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"cer-001224","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/cer-001224","title":"notice-of-withdrawal-filed-201704250840-b2fd3a041e3e26ff.pdf","publisher":{"name":"Centre for Environmental Rights","organization":"centre-for-environmental-rights"},"document_type":"statement","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://cer.org.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Notice-of-Withdrawal-filed-201704250840.pdf?x21779","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","geography_discussed"],"summary":{"text":"A legal notice filed by the Centre for Environmental Rights on April 18, 2017, announcing the withdrawal of Case No: 487/2017 from the High Court of South Africa (Mpumalanga Division, Nelspruit).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001224#summary","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The legal matter (Case No: 487/2017), which was scheduled for the unopposed roll on May 16, 2017, has been removed from the roll because the matter is settled and the First Respondent and others provided the documents relating to the grounds of the Applicant's proceedings.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001224#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-08-17"},{"text":"All respondents consented to the withdrawal of the case, and the parties agreed that each party will be responsible for their own costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cer-001224#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-08-17"}],"climate_tags":[],"geography_discussed":["Pretoria","Sandton","Cape Town","Hazyview","Malalane","Western Cape"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":[]},{"id":"ciel-000971","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ciel-000971","title":"ebbflow_mar06-f0770a36271565e9.pdf","publisher":{"name":"Center for International Environmental Law","organization":"center-for-international-environmental-law"},"document_type":"policy brief","language":"en","date_published":null,"source_url":"https://www.ciel.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/EbbFlow_Mar06.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document analyzes the global debate over water privatization, contrasting the view of water as an economic good promoted by international financial institutions with the view of water as a human right. 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