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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER HEADING TO CAPE TOWN FOR INTERNATIONAL WATER CONGRESS

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The W12 Congress will take place in Cape Town on 27-31 January 2020. The aim is to find solutions and a protocol for tackling global water challenges, with key stakeholders from all over the world attending. Arnold Schwarzenegger will be the keynote speaker.

The announcement was made on 10 October, with key note speaker Pancho Campo, Partner and International Relationship Director for the W12 Congress.

He presented the latest information on the W12 Congress 2020 and announced the release of the UNESCO/Netflix documentary – “WaterWise, How not to drain a Country” featuring SOSNPO, a South African water NPO, which helped direct the documentary.

The documentary, touches on the different water situations around the world and what we can learn from them as communities and individuals and will showcase areas around the world that are at the forefront of drought experiences, including Cape Town. The documentary is expected to be available on Netflix in the first quarter of 2020 as they will be filming the last part during the Congress.

Watch the trailer:

https://www.w12-congress.com/

Liesl Smit
Liesl Smit
Liesl is the Smile 90.4FM News Manager. She has been at Smile since 2016, with nearly 20 years experience in the radio industry, including reading news, field reporting and producing. In 2008 she won the Vodacom Journalist of the Year Award, Western Cape region. liesl@smile904.fm

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