Environment Digest 38: The Scarcity of Fresh Water, Exacerbated by Pollution by Lovedonia Mkansi

South Africa’s scarce fresh water resources continue to decrease in quality due to an increase in pollution and the destruction of river catchments. These, in turn, have many causes: urbanization, destruction of wetlands, damming of rivers, deforestation, mining, energy generation, and agricultural activities.

Environment Digest 38 The Scarcity of Fresh Water, Exacerbated by Pollution by Lovedonia Mkansi