South Africa:Western Cape ANC Wants City Council Placed Under Administration over Water Crisis: [News24Wire] The Western Cape ANC says it intends calling for the provincial government and City of Cape Town to be placed under administration for their dismal handling of the ongoing water crisis. ...... Source: WN.com - Southafrica News South Africa:We Won't Be Recommending … [Read more...] about South Africa:Western Cape ANC Wants City Council Placed Under Administration over Water Crisis
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The attempt to replenish Lake Chad’s water may fail again. Here’s why | The Conversation
The attempt to replenish Lake Chad's water may fail again. Here's why: Presidents Issoufou, Yayi, Deby and Buhari at a meeting of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, the body in charge of the lake replenishment project REUTERS/Afolabi SotundeThe Transaqua Project is a big, ambitious initiative to replenish the waters of Lake Chad, a fresh water inland lake in Central Africa. It … [Read more...] about The attempt to replenish Lake Chad’s water may fail again. Here’s why | The Conversation
How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources | The Conversation
How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources: A man sells bottled water in Lagos Nigeria, a country with abundant water resources but little to drink. Reuters/Akintunde AkinleyeNigeria is so rich in water resources that many of its 36 states are named after rivers. In addition to surface water found in nearly every part of the country, there’s also plenty stored in the … [Read more...] about How Nigeria is wasting its rich water resources | The Conversation
A worsening water crisis in North Africa and the Middle East | The Conversation
A worsening water crisis in North Africa and the Middle East: An Egyptian farmer tries to irrigate his land with water from a well. Reuters/Mohamed Abd El GhanyThe Middle East and North Africa (MENA) already the most water stressed region in the world, faces a worsening crisis in terms of its access to water in the decades to come. A country is water stressed when it cannot … [Read more...] about A worsening water crisis in North Africa and the Middle East | The Conversation
Desalination? Africa should rather manage its water resources better | The Conversation
Desalination? Africa should rather manage its water resources better: Modern desalination plant on the shores of the Arabian Gulf where the most desalinated water is produced. ShutterstockAccess to clean water in the future is by no means certain for many regions in Africa. These include semi-arid regions like the Western Cape of South Africa, where droughts are predicted to … [Read more...] about Desalination? Africa should rather manage its water resources better | The Conversation
