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Water Wheel Article
Novel index reveals vulnerable aquifers in SA
Published: 2012
Authors: Lani van Vuuren
Abstract
Groundwater and climate change The recent United Nations Conference on Climate Change or COP17, held in Durban during December 2011, again emphasised the challenges South Africa faces in adapting and mitigating against the potential effects of climate change. South Africa already is a water scarce country and, while the exact nature of our future climate remains uncertain, further changes in respect of water availability as a result of changing rainfall patterns, extreme weather events and increased evaporation are predicted.
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