From 2015 to 2018, Cape Town, South Africa, was marked by fears of a water crisis in which the city's taps threatened to run dry. We argue in this article that Cape Town's crisis of water scarcity was a product of the convergence of ongoing contradictions in South African water ...
South Africa has always been a country with problems of water scarcity. The ominous Day Zero narrative in Cape Town has brought water security into our daily lives and has made us pay closer attention to issues of water demand and availability. Additional challenges, including pollution, poor man...
The city of Cape Town in South Africa is currently experiencing water scarcity due to lack of rainfall. This has been affecting all living beings and plants. So, an Automated Irrigation and Water Level Management System is proposed using Raspberry Pi. The main objective of the project is to ...
By 2030 South Africa (SA), a developing country, is predicted to be severely impacted by physical water scarcity. In order to avert a future water crisis, the country needs to find ways to reduce its reliance on conventional surface water schemes based on impoundments on rivers. Rainwater har...
This article presents a comprehensive study of the urban water metabolism of Cape Town, South Africa. A water mass balance framework was utilized to examine the city's water system across four distinct periods. In addition, the water-energy nexus before and after the drought crisis was evaluated...
Cape Town Drought Highlights Water Scarcity Risk to Vulnerable Cities Globally: UBS The 25th Africa Oil Week Inaugural Ministerial and VIP Programme will be opened by Hon Minister Jeff Radebe, Minister of Energy, whilst the Welcome Reception will be opened by Her Excellency Helen Zille, Premier of...
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(City of Cape Town et al.2010), although both are the naturally delimited vegetation types that support the growth and persistence of wild endemic plant populations. The persistence of NUS and other food species in the wild is therefore also threatened as human activities increasingly encroach on...
The lively, friendly market town of Hasselt is the provincial capital. It boasts a car-free historic center, with building dating back as far as the 11th century. Genk is another recommended stop. The city of 63,000 people is home to a zoo, a planetarium, De Maten nature reserve and ...
Oxford University Press, Cape Town Google Scholar Cowling RM, Macdonald IAW, Simmons MT (1996) The Cape Peninsula, South Africa: physiographical, biological and historical background to an extraordinary hot-spot of biodiversity. Biodivers Conserv 5:527–550. doi:10.1007/BF00137608 Article ...