They’re by no means a healthy option, but millions of people in South Africa enjoy them anyway, with lashings of salt, vinegar and sometimes tomato sauce.
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Agriculture, which accounts for 70 percent of water withdrawals worldwide, plays a major role in water pollution. Farms discharge large quantities of agrochemicals, organic matter, drug residues, sediments and saline drainage into water bodies.
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Progress has been made since 2015 on a global scale in terms of increasing access to water of an acceptable quality and to sanitation services.
Our water crises are only going to worsen — we need to start implementing digital solutions now
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Intense rolling blackouts are currently dominating headlines in South Africa. But water stress is another silent problem that is becoming a major crisis — and we’re currently seeing the effects of this in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape.
What is groundwater, why is it critical for life on Earth, and what do we need to do to protect it?
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Can you think of something that you can’t see but that is essential for life? You probably thought of oxygen, but another correct answer would be groundwater.
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Draining waterlogged farm fields helps crops but can leach nitrogen into waterways.
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