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Marin Cvitanovic, Principal Academic In Human Geography, Bournemouth University

South Africa has good water laws but bad services. What’s stopping fair access

Water affects almost every part of daily life: drinking, sanitation, food production, health, jobs and the natural environment. Yet in South Africa, three million people don’t have clean running water, and 14 million have no flushing toilets.

Climate change and recurring droughts make the problem worse. However, water shortages are not simply about how much water is available. They also depend on how water is managed, maintained and shared.

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