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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Western Cape Drought"”.
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The role of values, norms and affect in relation to water-scarcity risk perceptions and water conservation behaviours in the Western Cape
… events, and increasingly severe and frequent droughts pose a threat to water security in the region. As the impacts of climate change are expected to increase, it is important to promote adaptation to drought events by studying the factors that can influence water saving behaviour. The present …
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Domestic greywater systems: a potential reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes transfer
During the Western Cape drought from 2015 to 2018, the use of greywater to alleviate pressure on the limited potable water available in the province was encouraged. Greywater, however, has the potential to harbour residual antibiotics and pathogenic bacteria, thereby potentially supporting the …
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Drought Response Mechanisms and Adaptation: An Analysis of Strategies Adopted by Wine Grape Farmers in the Western Cape
… to counteract the effects of the 2015-2018 Western Cape drought, which was characterised as particularly rare and severe. The challenges that emerged during the drought within the study area were exacerbated by the increasing competition over water resources between urban and agriculture …
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Implementation and evaluation of the Pitman model in seasonal hydrological forecasting mode using the Kraai River catchment in Eastern Cape South Africa as a case study
Seasonal hydrologic extremes such as drought and floods have devastating impacts on human and natural systems (e.g. 2015-2017 Western Cape drought). Sentence has been reworded to: Therefore, the need for a reliable seasonal hydrologic forecast is significant and becoming even more urgent under …