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This fact sheet provides a municipal snapshot of the Drakenstein Municipality (DM), detailing the critical constraints water scarcity and climate change pose to its future economic development, urban growth, and agricultural productivity by 2040.

This fact sheet provides a municipal snapshot of Cape Town's water usage, economic contribution, and projected water supply deficits through 2040, emphasizing the city's role as the primary economic driver and water user in the region.

This fact sheet analyzes the impact of water scarcity on the Stellenbosch Municipality (SM), highlighting that high urban growth and irrigated agriculture could lead to a significant water deficit by 2040, potentially costing the local economy R10.3 billion per year and 56,602 jobs.

This fact sheet by GreenCape analyzes the impact of water scarcity on the Swartland Municipality (SM), highlighting that high urban growth and irrigated agriculture could lead to severe economic losses and job deficits by 2040.

The document identifies systemic failures in water resource planning, including top-down governance, a lack of municipal capacity for off-budget financing, and the failure of Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) to account for water availability and environmental impacts.