A drought levy is being proposed for water scarce Cape Town. The levy is facing wide opposition and there are claims it’s punitive and punishes those trying to save water.
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Developing a map of African countries’ water poverty levels offers a transparent analysis for policymakers, governments and organisations that deal with water issues.
The water crisis in South Africa’s Cape Town teaches us there’s more at play than just rainfall. Disasters like droughts means the issue must be seen from many different perspectives, like politics.
Water is increasingly becoming scarce as the climate changes. There are four changes that cities can make to adapt to water scarcity.
There are a number of myths surrounding Cape Town’s drought, one of them being that the city saw the crisis coming but didn’t prepare for it.
Cape Town promised alternative water sources with the ongoing drought being declared a disaster. Its main strategy is water rationing but climate models are also being used.
Nigeria is rich in water resources. but poor management has led to water scarcity in the country.
Windhoek can teach Cape Town on dealing with drought. Technology alone is not enough.
There is an increasing demand for water in cities like Cape Town. The current drought exacerbates this. But there are ways to use and save water sustainably.
Scientists have found a way to pull water from the air using only energy from the sun.
Stormwater harvesting offers an alternative water supply source. It’s almost entirely untapped in South Africa and could ensure improved water security across the country.
The current climate talks in Morocco are a golden opportunity for making strides on the adaptation of African agriculture. African countries need the tools necessary to do so.
Intelligent trade policies can help limit the threats, including food security, that come with an uneven distribution of water resources across the globe.
Can we predict where in the world will be water-stressed? Using a more fine-tuned model, researchers find there is no global water crisis, just local ones.
Water footprinting is meant to help countries use water more efficiently. But it may cause more problems than it solves.
California’s drought is dragging on into its fifth year. What can the state learn from Australia’s 15-year millennium drought?
The water crisis in South Africa could have been avoided through better planning.
The current drought in southern Africa is as a result of a powerful El Niño event. Better planning and forecasting could help mitigate the effects.
Top contributors
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Senior lecturer, Nelson Mandela University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Global Change Institute, University of the Witwatersrand
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor of Water Resources, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Former Director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
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Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara
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University of Cape Town
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Deputy Director of the United Nations Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), United Nations University
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies, Tel Aviv University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Hydroclimatology, University of California, Los Angeles
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Associate professor in the Department of Civil Engineering and interim Director of the Future Water research institute at the University of Cape Town, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Geographical Science and African Climate and Development Initiative Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor & Director, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University
