Godongwana said since South Africa is already among the most water-scarce countries in the world, this initiative would be vital in the face of extreme weather events in the future (floods, heatwaves, droughts, etc).

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/climate-change-budget-speech-2023/

The precipitation filled reservoirs but did nothing to change the reality that California faces a frighteningly water-scarce future as rivers dwindle and groundwater levels drop.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-08-editorial-bad-climate-crisis-uswe.html