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| News
Date: 
Monday, March 20, 2023 - 00:00 to Sunday, March 26, 2023 - 00:00

The theme for 2023 is “Accelerating Change”, and seeks to inform policy and decision-makers, inside and outside the water community, how improvements in water resources management as well as access to water supply and sanitation services, are essential to overcoming poverty and addressing various other social and economic inequities.

| Media Release
Date: 
Friday, March 10, 2017 - 00:00

South Africa may face a potential water crisis if global warming continues on its current trajectory, and even more so when combined with poor water management and uncontrolled development near the country's strategic water source areas. CSIR research focuses on the identification and protection of these areas.

| Projects
Project Status: 
Ongoing

South Africa is among the driest countries in the world, with an average annual rainfall of approximately 490 mm, of which only approximately 10% end up in the country’s rivers. 

| Projects
Project Status: 
Completed

The objective of this project is to investigate improved characterisation and dynamic monitoring of the acid mine drainage (AMD) footprint in the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Area by using hi

| Projects

CSIR researchers have worked with the Department of Water and Sanitation to determine how much water is being used by farmers in KwaZulu-Natal and how much is required for irrigation, commercial fo

| Projects
Project Status: 
Ongoing

Previous studies on tree water use quantified the water requirements of apple orchards, but these were not exceptionally high-yielding orchards.

| Competence Area

South Africa’s ability to achieve its socio-economic development aspirations is largely constrained by the availability of appropriate quality and sufficient water resources.

Improving water resource management in Richards Bay through scientific and technological collaboration

| Research groups

Water governance refers to the political, social, economic and administrative systems in place that influence water's use and management.

| Research groups

The CSIR research group for water and wastewater infrastructure focuses on RDI that will deliver solutions to the prevailing national challenges within the water and wastewater infrastructure space