December 3, 2012
Even as a kid taking a dip in a friend’s swimming pool, Derek Spielman would think about how it would be much better if it was […]
December 3, 2012
Collecting rainwater is not high on most Cantabrians’ to-do lists, but an expert thinks it should be, since the earthquakes caused many to lose their water […]
December 1, 2012
Water managers are eyeing their gauges, farmers are watching wheat fields wither, ranchers are recalculating their herd numbers and city dwellers are dragging out their sprinklers […]
November 30, 2012
Michael Smit from savewater!® talks about rainwater harvesting and rain water tanks from the Equilibrium display at the 2012 Melbourne International Flower & Garden Show. South […]
November 28, 2012
A perennial shortage has been largely solved by harvesting what falls from the sky Goenpasingma Lower Secondary School : Eight years ago, day-scholar students of Goenpasingma […]
November 26, 2012
Developing a sense of responsibility in schoolchildren to care for our environment has an important role in securing their future.
November 26, 2012
Farming Futures has created this short film to help farmers and land managers learn about the benefits of rain water harvesting and rainwater tanks. The video […]
November 23, 2012
Dwindling profitability and water scarcity have left South Africa with less than two-thirds of the number of food-producing farms it had in the early 1990s, says […]
November 22, 2012
Money may not grow on trees but apparently it can fall from the sky, assuming you know how to collect, filter and bottle it. In this […]
November 22, 2012
South Africa’s wine producers are increasingly using modern wine-making technology in a bid to reduce power and water costs, says winemaker Johan Weidenman of Spruitdrift, in […]
November 20, 2012
The Nkhensani Hospital in Giyani, Limpopo, is affected by a water crisis in the town after the Nsami Dam started drying up, according to a report […]
November 20, 2012
With only weeks to go before thousands of holiday-makers travel to KwaZulu-Natal, experts have warned that the water off many Durban beaches contains toxic chemicals. South […]
November 19, 2012
As a general rule you should install the largest water tank that you have room for or can afford. This will allow you to use rainwater […]
November 16, 2012
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Last year, as a ferocious drought tightened its hold on Texas, John Kight, a landowner in the Hill Country west of here, was […]
November 15, 2012
Stakeholders in the water sector expressed concern that South Africa could face a serious crisis if water regulation is not seriously implemented.
November 13, 2012
More than anything else, climate change is a water problem. Scientists expect more coastal flooding and possibly more inland flooding. They expect higher temperatures and greater […]
November 11, 2012
Water is an emotive issue. It also adopts a political tone when it is used as a tool to control beliefs and opinions of a people. […]
November 9, 2012
Whether it’s bread, meat, milk or fruit, whatever we eat demands water. The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that we need to increase agricultural production […]