Could Israeli satellite leak detection technology address the Nelson Mandela Bay water crisis?
Water in the Nelson Mandela Bay area is set to run out in a few days as dams, which supply the metro area, are at about 3% capacity.
Water in the Nelson Mandela Bay area is set to run out in a few days as dams, which supply the metro area, are at about 3% capacity.
Israel would be a good place to start: 35% of that nation’s drinking water now comes from desalination, a figure set to grow annually to its targeted 70% by 2050.
Cape Town has brought forward by one week to April 22 its estimate for “Day Zero,” when the drought-stricken South African city will cut off water supplies.
So while one can never foresee the future, relying on miracles shouldn’t be part of the solution.