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water crisis Managing scarcity a collective task

Water is vital for your health and basic hygiene, yet around 2.2 billion people worldwide lack access to clean drinking water.

In addition to people not having access to clean water, a problem that has emerged is water scarcity which is mostly caused by climate change, and the world’s expanding population is further taxing water supplies.

The public’s lack of awareness about how to preserve water is one of South Africa’s most significant water challenges. Compared to the rest of the world, South Africans use more water, consuming 234 litres of water a person a day, more than

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