How is scarce water in South Africa really allocated and what are the implications for catchment resilience and fruit production?

on 6th Nov 2018

By Bruce Lankford (University of East Anglia), and Jon McCosh, Mlungisi Shabalala and Lutendo Mugwedi (Institute of Natural Resources) Abstract In this piece we argue that; 1) an absence of purposive managed water allocation can be observed in some... Read more »

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World Water Congress and Exhibition: Shaping Our Water Future

By: Sarah Ward on 9th Oct 2018

Between 16-21 September, 9,815 participants from 98 countries, representing governments, utilities, academia, private companies, and international organisations, came together at Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo Exhibition Centre) to participate in a strategic platform discussing and co-creating solutions to our global... Read more »

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Event: Seminar on new risk knowledges and social learning in the context of climate change and extreme weather

on 28th Aug 2018

ESRC Seminar Series CASCADE-NET (Civil Agency, Society and Climate Adaptation to Weather Extremes). Seminar 5: New risk knowledges and social learning – platforms and social networks for knowledge sharing and capacity building A one-day workshop exploring the interface between... Read more »

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Students reflect on the 2018 Insaka Research Symposium

By: Busani Masiri, Jerit Dube and Diilwe Syamuntu on 12th Jul 2018

The 2018 Insaka Research Symposium was hosted by South African National Parks (SANParks) at Mopane Camp in Kruger National Park. It was a four-day event (11–14 June 2018) focusing on the theme ‘sustaining the ecosystem service benefits from green... Read more »

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SuDS for SIDS: Permeable or porous pavements, perhaps?

By: Kiran Tota-Maharaj on 2nd Jul 2018

As a Caribbean native, I am fortunate to come from a region which is often associated with beauty (sun, sea and sand); home to a variety of endemic flora and fauna; a destination flocked by millions of tourists annually.... Read more »

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New book on Climate Resilient Water Resources Management

By: Bimo Nkhata on 7th Jun 2018

International Water Security Network researchers Bimo Nkhata, Charles Breen and Machaya Chomba have contributed to a new book on climate resilience. Climate Resilient Water Resources Management, edited by Robert Brears, is part of the Palgrave Studies in Climate Resilient Societies... Read more »

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National water governance: A bigger deal than drought?

By: Dr Sandile Hadebe and Mr Jon McCosh on 16th May 2018

A decade ago, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) in South Africa was facing difficulties in offering basic services. Unmaintained ageing infrastructure was causing problems, with pipes either bursting or leaking severely. The country was already experiencing a water supply deficit from... Read more »

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IWSN contributes to ‘Chintan Shivir’ in Rajasthan, India

By: Mark Everard on 30th Apr 2018

Earlier this month, the NGO Tarun Bharat Sangh (TBS) held a Chintan Shivir (‘debating workshop’) at its ashram (headquarters) in Bheekampura, a village in the Alwar District of the arid/semi-arid Indian state of Rajasthan. Regular readers of IWSN blogposts... Read more »

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A closer look at urban water insecurity in an African context

By: Bimo Nkhata, Machaya Chomba on 23rd Jan 2018

The current public health pandemic in Lusaka, Zambia can be described as a function of extreme urban water insecurity, which takes into account important social factors such as public hygiene, water supply, waste collection, flood management (drainage), and public... Read more »

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3rd IWSN Winter Conference takes place in Bristol

on 22nd Jan 2018

PhD and MSc students supported by the International Water Security Network gathered in Bristol for the annual winter conference on water-related resilience on 15-16 January 2018.  There were 18 presentations on a variety of topics ranging from water and... Read more »

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