Energy expert Catherine Fedorsky says that since so much energy in the region is generated by a limited resource – water – and it is all the more important that countries find a fair way of sharing it.

LIMCOM has found that intensive use of water [mainly by South African industries] might be one of the factors influencing a decline in water levels downstream.

Climate change threatens Africa’s water and food security: the changes in climate will impact on social and political stability of most African countries.

The concept of virtual water means thinking of an agricultural product – or other commodity – in terms of the amount of water required to produce it.

Greater efficiency and appropriate pricing are among the keys to managing water scarcity, according to analyst Matsepo Makhubela.

 

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No answers for South African fishermen denied access to the sea.

South Africa’s small-scale farmers may be paying a high price for the persisting idea of the country’s exceptionalism.

I don’t have to wait for policy to change, but have a role to play in forming policy. I can now also help on a practical level and really change people’s lives.

Worldwide there are less than one million people employed by the big fisheries sector, but it is estimated that the artisanal sector employs 50 million people.