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News Source: ALLAFRICA Pretoria — South Africans must consider using groundwater on a grand scale to augment the fast diminishing surface water, says Director General of the Department of Water and Sanitation, Margaret-Ann Diedricks. Speaking at a conference of the Water Resources Group (WRG) on Thursday, Diedricks said there was an overreliance on surface water […]

NEWS SOURCE: New Vision By Fredrick Mugira Currently, financing for water infrastructure in developing countries comes predominantly from public sources SOUTH AFRICA  – When Rudy Roberts realised the potential of investing in the water sector three years ago, he patterned with the Danish pump manufacturer Grundfos to launch the Mega Water Corporation in South Africa. […]

NEWS SOURCE: WaterSan Perspective By Fredrick Mugira February 29, 2016 Water experts from different countries across the globe are rooting for the partnership approach in solving water resource problems. The call comes as the water professionals and authorities from Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, Tanzania and South Africa meet in Pretoria, South Africa for […]

News Source: Business Day Live By Tom Nevin WHILE a drought is threatening SA and there is growing demand for water and a diminishing capacity to supply it, the real issue now is the worsening quality, experts say. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) believes that quality, rather than quantity, is the big issue […]

News Source: Coastweek via Xinhua News Agency NAIROBI (Xinhua) — Kenya’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation has launched a partnership with multilateral agencies, industry and civil society to explore innovations that would offer durable solution to water scarcity in the country. Officials said the launch of Kenya 2030 Water Resources Group (2030 WRG) marked a critical […]

News Source: NTV Kenya How informed are Kenyans on water conservation efforts, especially as El Nino approaches? Are there any water banking efforts? By the year 2030, the country will have a 31% gap between water demand and supply. This is according to World Bank affiliate, 2030 Water Resources Group, which co-launched a water security […]

News Source: KBC TV   The government, the private sector and civil societies in partnership with the 2030 Water Resources Group are deliberating on addressing the issue of water shortage in the country. 2030 Water Resources Group Executive Director Anders Berntell says unsustainable use of water resources will have negative effects for economic development, food security […]

News source: Watersched Connect By Kelli Barrett The global water crisis will hit everyone from brewers to bakers hard, but it’s still the rare company that steps up to conserve watersheds. Several participants at a World Water Week event last week highlighted the need to entice private actors into partnerships with public entities by spreading […]

News source: Greenbiz In a world of water stress and scarcity, a company’s sustainability can be measured in its use and conservation of water — an analysis of which often yields surprising insights. When Belgian brewer Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) examined its own water footprint, for example, it found that barley growers are responsible for 90 percent of […]

News Source: TriplePundit By Mehmood Khan, PepsiCo Water scarcity is one of the greatest risks facing humanity and the global economy. Water shortages—from the U.S. to Peru to India—are impacting every facet of our society, including our global food supply. The UN estimates that by 2025, 1.8 billion people will live in countries or regions in which […]