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Water insecurity exacerbates poverty, inequality and social tensions, and the most vulnerable communities are disproportionately affected.
DAY ZERO NELSON MANDELA BAY

Water Week 2023

Accelerating change for a sustainable tomorrow

  • Special Reports
15 min read
The climate crisis is a water crisis but governments around the world are still not putting water security front and centre, according to a water governance expert.
AFRICA CLIMATE WEEK

‘Governments are still not putting water security at the centre of the climate crisis’

The way water has been managed needs to change because policy decisions can no longer be based on historic rainfall patterns

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Resilient: Residents collect water from a natural spring in Hammanskraal. Groundwater, unlike surface water in dams, is not exposed to evaporation, but is susceptible to pollution. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
CLIMATE CHANGE

‘Tap into groundwater – with care’

The Southern African region has vast groundwater resources, but only 1.5% is being used

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read