Extinctions, depleted groundwater and an uninsurable future are the others, and together they create instability with potentially catastrophic effects
Efforts are ramping up to make invisible water resources more visible in policy as a solution to drought and climate change
The Southern African region has vast groundwater resources, but only 1.5% is being used
The trees are being felled along the Breede River and the biomass sold back to their native Australia
Many African countries tend to mismanage their groundwater resources
A vulnerability map could help assess the risks associated with fracking and groundwater which around 300 towns depend on in South Africa’s Karoo
