The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) in partnership with National Treasury and the European Union hosted a webinar to showcase some of the success stories in addressing South Africa’s water challenges through the Infrastructure Investment Programme also known as IIPSA.
The webinar took place on Thursday 17 March 2022 at 10:00-12:30 SAT.
“The objective of the webinar was to share some of the behind-the-scenes work involved in addressing the country’s challenges of water security and scarcity”, said Johann Lubbe, DBSA Disruption Specialist.
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