International water governance experts gather in Drakensberg

Abstract

Chair of the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Water & Environmental Affairs, Adv. Johnny de Lange, delivered the opening address on behalf of Water & Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa. C ooperation on shared water resources is critical, especially in water-scarce regions where the upstream and downstream impacts of consumption and pollution are magnified. Shared river basin and aquifer systems continue to present opportunities for co operation and joint water resource development International water governance experts gather in Drakensberg within as well as between countries. To address this and many others, the Water Research Commission (WRC), in collaboration with the Department of Water Affairs and various international and local water institutions, hosted the International Conference on Freshwater Governance for Sustainable Development, in the Drakensberg, in November.

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