{"id":20024072,"date":"2018-03-09T12:30:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T07:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thethirdpole.net\/?p=24072"},"modified":"2020-12-10T19:56:22","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:26:22","slug":"nudging-the-city-and-residents-of-cape-town-to-save-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dialogue.earth\/en\/water\/nudging-the-city-and-residents-of-cape-town-to-save-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Nudging the city and residents of Cape Town to save water"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"grid-ten large-grid-nine grid-last content-body content entry-content instapaper_body\">\n<p>Cape Town could become the world\u2019s first major city to run out of water \u2013 what\u2019s been termed Day Zero. Sao Paulo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/business-report\/international\/these-11-cities-may-run-out-of-water-like-cape-town-13243926\">faced similar difficulties in 2015<\/a> leading to significant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/cities\/2015\/feb\/25\/sao-paulo-brazil-failing-megacity-water-crisis-rationing\">social unrest<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Day Zero \u2013 which could be in mid-July if there\u2019s no significant rain \u2013 residents of the city will have to travel to one of 200 city-wide collection points to get the allocated 25 litres per person, per day, under the watchful eye of an armed guard.<\/p>\n<p>The city has done a great deal of work to manage water use, even winning multiple <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetowngreenmap.co.za\/blog\/cape-towns-water-blue-green-good\">awards<\/a>, although equity concerns have frequently been raised in relation to these efforts. In light of the ongoing drought, the city is now trying to encourage even stricter targets of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetowndrought.com\/\">50 litres of water per person per day<\/a> \u2013 a difficult goal that continues to raise issues of equity and justice.<\/p>\n<p>To its credit, the city has worked with researchers at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.efdinitiative.org\/about-efd\/people\/visser-martine\">the University of Cape Town<\/a> to test strategies to nudge domestic users into reducing their water use. <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s10603-014-9273-1\">Nudges<\/a> are interventions to encourage behaviour change for better outcomes, or in this context, to achieve <a href=\"http:\/\/heinonline.org\/HOL\/Page?handle=hein.journals\/helr38&amp;div=6&amp;g_sent=1&amp;casa_token=TRiYMCg9RUoAAAAA:xV_3n5ws_WdheF1920T51KsLsn2LG95dtulHBzwhgvOt78kDF1aWUty0FRYExrThtHtqSoQ_9A&amp;collection=journals\">environmental or conservation goals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What key insights could help inform the city\u2019s strategies? Research from psychology and behavioural economics could prove useful to refine efforts and help to achieve further water savings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The most effective tactics<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research suggests the following types of nudges could be effective in promoting conservation behaviours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social norms:<\/strong> International <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1111\/j.1467-9280.2007.01917.x\">research<\/a>, as well as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wrc.org.za\/Pages\/Drought\/4.2\/Water%20demand%20management\/behavioural%20nudges_2091-1-13.pdf\">studies<\/a> conducted in Cape Town, suggest that effective conservation can be promoted by giving feedback to consumers on how they perform relative to their neighbours. To this end, Cape Town introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/cape-towns-map-of-water-usage-has-residents-seeing-red-90188\">water map<\/a> that highlights homes that are compliant with targets.<\/p>\n<p>But concerns have been raised that this could lead to a backlash against homes that aren\u2019t saving water. In light of these criticisms researchers are working with the city to evaluate the effectiveness of the map and how it compares to other strategies. For instance, might it be more meaningful to communicate information to individual households only, or to highlight successful performance at the neighbourhood level?<\/p>\n<p>The city has also been bundling information on usage with easy to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetowndrought.com\/\">implement water saving tips<\/a>, something that research has shown to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0047272711000478\">particularly effective<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S0047272711000478\">Research<\/a> also suggests that combining behavioural interventions with traditional measures \u2013 such as tariff increases and restrictions \u2013 are often effective to reduce use in the short-term.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Real-time feedback:<\/strong> Cape Town is presenting the daily water level in major dams on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capetowndrought.com\/\">a dashboard<\/a>. This approach is consistent with research that shows that real-time information can effectively reduce water and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/41969212?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents\">energy consumption<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Such efforts could even be more effective if information is highlighted in relation to the critical level that\u2019s been set for Day Zero, in this case 13.5%.<\/p>\n<p>In the early days of a drought, it is also advisable to make information like this readily accessible through news outlets, social media, or even text messages. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eighty20.co.za\/\">water tracker<\/a> produced by eighty20, a private Cape Town-based company, provides an example.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social recognition:<\/strong> There\u2019s evidence that efforts to celebrate successes or encourage competition can be effective \u2013 for instance, recognising neighbourhoods for meeting conservation targets. Prizes needn\u2019t be monetary. Sometimes simple recognition, such as a certificate, can be effective.<\/p>\n<p>Social recognition was found to be the most successful intervention among nine others nudges tested in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/323255576_Behavioural_Nudges_for_Water_Conservation_Experimental_Evidence_from_Cape_Town?_iepl%5BviewId%5D=ZuUwXo1hLo3v8A3g43h11QNW&amp;amp;_iepl%5Bcontexts%5D%5B0%5D=publicationCreationEOT&amp;amp;_iepl%5BtargetEntityId%255\">research<\/a> conducted in Cape Town in 2016. In this experiment, households who reduced consumption by 10% were recognised on the city\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p>Another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/323258372_The_Effectiveness_of_Competition_and_Responsibility_Assignment_in_Saving_Energy_A_Non-Residential_example_of_the_Power_of_the_Nudge\">study<\/a> showed that competition between the various floors of a government building in the Western Cape led to energy savings of up to 14%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cooperation:<\/strong> In the months ahead, the city would also do well to consider the support it might offer to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1364661313001216\">encourage cooperation<\/a>, particularly as the situation becomes more acute and as tensions rise.<\/p>\n<p>Past studies have shown that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pnas.org\/content\/108\/48\/19193.short\">social reputation<\/a> and efforts to promote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/pii\/S1364661313001216\">reciprocity<\/a> can go a long way to encourage cooperation. The point is argued in a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2018-03-01-op-ed-a-drought-stricken-cape-town-did-come-together-to-save-water\/#.WpfSHoKYP6p\">article<\/a> featuring the importance of cooperation among Capetonians across different income groups.<\/p>\n<p>Some residents of Cape Town are already pushing for a cooperative approach such as helping neighbours who might have difficulty travelling to collection points. Support for these efforts should be an important part of policies in the run up to Day Zero. These are often the examples that provide bright spots in challenging times.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/00909880600769944\">Research<\/a> also suggests that to navigate moments of crisis effectively, clear and trustworthy communication is critical. This also needs to be a priority.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A positive strategy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is clear that the city of Cape Town and its 3.4 million residents are facing difficult circumstances. The considerable efforts that have been made to pursue evidence based approaches are a step in the right direction. Yet continual refinement and improvement is key \u2013 with attention to both the research, as well as to the political realities of the city.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article was originally published at the Conversation<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Cape Town in South Africa heads towards running dry, Leila Harris, Jiaying Zhao, and Martine Visser list out the steps the city could take to nudge its citizens to better use their water<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2194,"featured_media":20024073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[50039903],"tags":[14713,607],"hashtags":[],"country":[50040754],"class_list":["post-20024072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-water","tag-cities","tag-water-scarcity","country-south-africa"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized 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