The International Water Association (IWA) estimates that, out of an anticipated global population of 9.7 billion people by 2050, 66% will reside in urban areas. One out of five people is at risk from floods, while 40% of the world’s population is...
In a quest for excellence on issues of water quality and wastewater systems respectively, the Department of Water and Sanitation revived the Green Drop awards and certification programmes. This is meant to encourage Water Services Authorities such...
The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) calls for more funding to be directed to water research and the development of technologies to improve South African municipalities’ wastewater treatment processes and maintenance, as well...
Groundwater has always been critically important to human society and ecosystems, but it hasn’t been fully recognised. To help countries with high water security risks, groundwater should be at the heart of sustainable development policymaking....
