Easy access to food is luring white storks in Portugal away from their established migration patterns. A journal article in Movement Ecology reveals they’re choosing to feast on landfill garbage instead. In 1822, a well-placed arrow solved the...
Wastewater treatment works have long been seen as messy, smelly eyesores pushed to the borders of urban centres. Now, a new solution that closes the water cycle using a combination of eye-catching natural and nature-inspired technology is making...
Water leakage and non-revenue water are growing problems in South Africa, with many initiatives aimed at addressing the issue. Drakenstein Municipality in Paarl, Western Cape, has undertaken a 20-year master plan and had great success in reducing...
Earlier this year, South Africa’s Water Research Commission (WRC) was honoured with the Water Award 2016. Dhesigen Naidoo, CEO, WRC, explains the award’s significance for both the local and global water research communities. On 30 June, during the...
