EThekwini commemorates National Water Week
In honour of National Water Week the eThekwini Municipality is calling on residents to use water sparingly and report water leaks. This year the country celebrates National Water Week from the 18-24...
View ArticleNature knows what to do but there are limits – UN water expert
The United Nations World Water Development Report was launched this week with the aim of informing policy and decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, about the potential of...
View ArticleWorld Water Day 2018 – Nature for Water
With World Water Day only days away, cities around the world are announcing their plans to celebrate the day, under the theme Nature for Water. This year’s theme explores how we can use nature to...
View ArticleWorld Water Day marked
Today marks World Water Day and the focus is on the importance of water. This year’s theme, ‘Nature for Water’, explores nature-based solutions for the water challenges we face in the 21st century. To...
View ArticleEThekwini commemorates National Water Week
In honour of National Water Week the eThekwini Municipality is calling on residents to use water sparingly and report water leaks. This year the country celebrates National Water Week from the 18-24...
View ArticleCrisis proofing water preservation a SA priority
World Water Day taking place on 22 March will once again place issues linked to global water security and promoting sustainable practice for fresh water resources’ management firmly in the spotlight....
View ArticleDhesigen Naidoo on World Water Day
World Water Day is marked globally on the 22 of March every year. The day is used to advocate for the sustainable management of fresh water resources, now. To mark this day the Department of Water and...
View ArticleBillions still deprived of the right to water
Access to water and sanitation is internationally recognized human right, however more than two billion people are still deprived of this right. The latest United Nations World Water Development...
View ArticleWorld Water Day: what’s space got to do with it?
UN Sustainable Goal 6 is crystal clear: Water for all by 2030. For World Water Day we take a look at ways that space can help this global challenge. While Earth-observing satellites monitor our...
View ArticleTowards clean drinking water for all
Water issues took centre stage last week as the Department of Water and Sanitation hosted its annual National Water Week activities across the country. Under the theme: Leaving no one behind, water for...
View ArticleWater pollution – SA’s biggest threat to water security
Minister of Water and Sanitation Gugile Nkwinti has singled out pollution as the biggest threat to the South Africa’s water quality. “A resolution to the thousands of informal settlements that stretch...
View ArticleWater resources are essential to climate change action
The United Nations launched a report which asserts that reducing the impacts of climate change will require major shifts in the way water resources are used. The flagship report was launched on World...
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