South Africa: City's Model Shows How We Can Avoid Day Zero

30 January 2018

Day Zero can just be avoided -- at least in 2018 -- if households and farms keep water use down, according to a model by technical staff at the City of Cape Town.

The model shows what will happen as various things change: water use in Cape Town and in smaller municipalities, agricultural use, evaporation from the dams, rainfall, and new water sources.

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