Infrastructure development and expansion in Africa’s fastest growing economies lags far behind the growth rate of populations in those countries which is expected to grow to more than half a billion people in 2030.
Water supply is probably the most important – and the most difficult – infrastructure component to manage. Watertec Africa will again be soaking up a flood of international water industry visitors eager to find new products, technologies, suppliers and customers, in the rush to upgrade infrastructure in Africa’s rapidly expanding urban areas.Additional Reading?
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