water scarcity on low flows, although infrastructure such as water storages may also have an impact on high flows in water-scarce regions (Rolls and Bond, 2017). Next, we identify the physical stressors associated with those hydrologic impacts, and the exposure pathways and mechanisms by which...
With business-as-usual, without acting on the drivers of water scarcity, regional water crises were inevitable in the next 3 decades, starting from Africa. Constrained by political, financial, and energy burdens, the technological improvements that have helped humanity to deal with the increased ...
WaterAfricaCOVID-19In the light of the current situation regarding the COVID-19 disease, a discussion is attempted on the need for focusing on water scarcity in Africa and the important considerations to conserving water to fight against SARS-CoV-2 virus....
WATER 4 AFRICA Why is Water Scarce in Africa? Africa lacks water because of a thing called economic water scarcity. “Economic water scarcity is caused by a lack of investment in water or insufficient human capacity to satisfy the demand of water in areas where the population cannot afford to...
Mnisi is of the view that water scarcity in South Africa is, to a large extent, attributable to physical causes, exacerbated by the impact of global climate change, climate variability and increasing demand on available water resources.
Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa 2022, Science of the Total Environment Show abstract Grazing and ecosystem service delivery in global drylands 2022, Science Global warming of 1.5°C: An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-in...
AFRICA'S RECORD OF REGIONAL CO-OPERATION AND INTEGRATION This article deals with successive African attempts to achieve regional economic integration since African countries began achieving independence in the 1960s. The economic imperatives of integration in Africa notwithstanding, the articl... PS ...
Irrigation systems are essential for maintaining food production in Africa. However, compared to the developed worlds, African farmers have barely any water access. Now researchers are warning that some deprived parts of the continent are due for even more water scarcity in the wake of climate chan...
Understanding responses to climate-related water scarcity in Africa 2022, Science of the Total Environment Show abstract Multi-method evidence for when and how climate-related disasters contribute to armed conflict risk 2020, Global Environmental Change Show abstract The dark side of environmental peacebui...
Higher leakage rates in London than in Phnom Penh underscore a long-running policy argument March 16 2024 South Africa South Africa’s infrastructure crisis deepens as Johannesburg taps run dry Parts of the country’s biggest city have been without running water for almost two weeks amid a heatwa...