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Disputes and conflicts over water in Africa

Author: Ashton, PJ Date: 2007 Recent years have been marked by a growing awareness that the world’s freshwater supplies represent a scarce and critically important resource that is also extremely vulnerable to human activities (Biswas 1993; Delli Priscoli 1998). Indeed, ... Read more
Understanding diarrhoeal diseases in response to climate variability and drought in Cape Town, South Africa: A mixed methods approach

Author: Lee, TT ; Dalvie, MA ; Röösli, MS ; Merten, S ; Kwiatkowski, M ; Sweijd, Neville A ; Cissé, G ; Mahomed, H Date: Aug 2023 Background: The climate of southern Africa is expected to become hotter and drier with more frequent severe droughts and the incidence of diarrhoea to increase. From 2015 to 2018, Cape Town, South Africa, experienced a severe drought which ... Read more
Water

Author: Van Wyk, Llewellyn V Date: Aug 2010 Water scarcity is without a doubt on of the greatest threats to the human species and has all the potential to destabilise world peace. Falling water tables are a new phenomenon. Up until the development of steam and electric motors, deep ... Read more
Water reclamation for aquifer recharge at the eight case study sites: a cross case analysis

Author: Le Corre, K ; Aharoni, A ; Cauwenberghs, J ; Chavez, A ; Cikurel, H ; Ayuso Gabella, MN ; Genthe, Bettina ; Gibson, R ; Jefferson, B ; Jeffrey, P ; Jimenez, B ; Kazner, C ; Masciopinto, C ; Page, D ; Regel, R ; Rinck-Pfeiffer, S ; Salgot, M ; Steyn, Maronel ; van Houtte, E ; Tredoux, G ; Wintgens, T ; Xuzhou, C ; Yu, L ; Zhao, X Date: Jun 2012 Water scarcity combined with the quality deterioration of freshwater due to the rapid augmentation of population and industrial development is a major concern in many parts of the world. More than 50% of European countries are being affected ... Read more

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Browsing Book Chapters by Subject "Water scarcity"

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