AMD and a Sustainable Future for South Africa

Abstract

The aim of this book was to investigate and determine from a sustainable development perspective whether the South African government’s evolving policy response is sufficiently synchronised or sensitive to the social dynamics of AMD in the Vaal River system. Three objectives were derived. The first was directed towards the government’s policy response to AMD and how it evolved. The second objective was to determine the socio-economic implications of AMD in the Vaal River system, who are affected by it and how are they affected. Lastly, the third objective was to determine whether the emerging policy would be able to address the impact of AMD on society.