Water Wheel Sept/Oct 2022: Upfront

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NEWS New publication celebrates SA water’s pioneers, pathfinders and mavericks sector in their respective fields but have inspired whole new generations of young water professionals to follow their example. In recent years, their generous mentor contributions have also aided the transformation of the sector. Now the Water Research Commission (WRC) has profiled 34 of these trailblazers in a new publication, Legacy – Celebrating SA’s water pioneers, pathfinders and mavericks. The profiles include among others, hydrological modelling and climate change doyen, Prof Roland Schulze; Stockholm water prize winner, Dr Jackie King; indigenous crop torchbearer, Prof Albert Modi; Africa Water Leadership award winners, Prof Alison Lewis; winner of the Presidential Order of Mapungubwe, Prof George Ekama and Dr Thokozani Majozi; and sanitation guru, Prof Chris Buckley, to name a few. “Many of those featured in this publication started their careers as students on WRC-funded projects.

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