Drawing by Strijdom van der Merwe.
CoCT's predicated affects of climate change - Map 2009, courtesy of Mr. Geoff Dekker - indicates the forecast damage to property, sea level rise, and sea surges over the next 50 years.
CAMISSA Map, 2004 - with the yellow, indicating the "fill" of the old shoreline.
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RECLAIM CAMISSA in association with South Africa's acclaimed Landartist, Strijdom van der Merwe collaborated on the proposed "The Blue Line" - a piece of landart in the city, drawing attention to the issues of climate change and coastal cities. This project, was to coincide with the first-ever Global Roundtable in Africa at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 19-23 October 2009.
The Roundtable was organised by UNEP’s Financial Initiative, the largest and oldest partnership between the UN system and the world of banking, insurance and investment. Hundreds of financiers, investors, business leaders, built environment and property professionals from around the world and across Africa, joined by green groups, gathered at the Convention Centre for a week-long series of events exploring how a green approach to business can create jobs, protect the environment and build better, fairer communities with towns and cities that work. It was another milestone for Cape Town’s sustainability legacy with the launch of a new energy efficiency standard by the Green Business Council South Africa. Partnering organisations supporting Cape Town Green Week included: the City of Cape Town; the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI); The Cape Town Partnership; Banking Association of South Africa (BASA); Green Building Council South Africa (GBCSA); Africa Investor (Ai); Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP); National Business Initiative (NBI); and Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC). At the frontier of the modern South African nation, Cape Town's old shoreline - where trading ships filled their water caskets and bartered with the indigenous peoples is co-incidentally, the same 'line' (6.5m above sea level) that has been forecast as the predicted extent for flooding; damage to property; sea surges and sea level rise within the next 50 years, as a result of climate change.
The light blue line indicated on the CoCT MAP 2009, courtesy of Geoff Dekker indicates the predicted damage forecast. The light blue line indicated is the 6.5m above sea level. The line was to be painted onto the surface of roads and pavements in a cobalt pigmented limewash. Serving the dual purpose of spreading awareness and acting as a carbon sink - as reconstituted lime, is a carbon sink. To engage the public in that process, it was proposed that piles of beach pebbles would be located at public precincts along the blue line, so that people would place these in cairns - re-staking their claim to city, as had been done by seafaring nations during colonial times. Unfortunately, the CoCT's Roads and Stormwater Department would not allow for the line to be painted on the streets and pavements of Cape Town, citing that it would cause problems for drivers. |
The concept proposal for The Blue Line, by Landartist Strijdom van der Merwe.
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All research, spatial framework and proposals are the intellectual property of Caron von Zeil.
This is a citizen-scientist open source database. By acknowledging and referencing the source, you are welcome to use the material and information provided here for the common good.
All research, spatial framework and proposals are the intellectual property of Caron von Zeil.
