South Africa: Water Crisis - the More We Know, the Better We Can Respond

16 November 2017

The current water crisis in the Western Cape has shown why we need transparent decision-making and better access to environmental information and data.

Dealing with the crisis, in large part, depends on asking all of us to alter our lifestyles by reducing water use and recycling water. We have to forfeit some of our comforts, not water gardens or refill swimming pools, and invest some of our income in alternative water supply and water-saving solutions such as water tanks, water-saving devices, and grey water systems.

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