Water security and the appropriate management of water resources are vitally important to South Africa, its population and the economy. According to the Department of Water and Sanitation’s 2013 Strategic Overview of the Water Sector in South Africa, the current utilisation of water resources exceeds reliable yield. This means that during a drought year, it is likely that the country will experience water restrictions on a fairly large scale.
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Meissner, R. 2015. Why water security is crucial to you. The Witness
Meissner, R. (2015). Why water security is crucial to you. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8392
Meissner, Richard "Why water security is crucial to you." (2015) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8392
Meissner R. Why water security is crucial to you. 2015; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8392.