Andrew Bam

Port Elizabeth Area, South Africa South Africa

Business Unit Leader at Group W Properties

Real Estate/ Construction / Architecture

As the world population surpasses 7 billion, our planet’s ‘carrying capacity’, is seen by many to be as low as 4 billion. Approximately 1.1 b live without clean drinking water, 1.3 b live without electricity and 1.02 b are hungry. Population growth and urbanization will put stress on resources by 2030 and is estimated that 30% more water, 40% more energy, 50% more food will be required. The current solutions often treat water, energy and food security separately, they need to be viewed and solutions found which are integrated to find a balance between satisfying the demand and protecting the environment, making sustainability desirable. The need for sustainable and results orientated