At the dawn of agriculture, about 8000 BC, the population of the world was approximately 5
million. Currently, we have a challenge of feeding about 7.06 billion people in the world …

The outdoor water consumption of residential properties is a major contributor to the
seasonal fluctuation of water demand. An outdoor water demand estimation model is …

South Africa is a semi-arid country with low volumes of rainfall (average of 500 mm per
annum) and high evaporation (approximately 85 percent of mean annual precipitation). The …

The unintended effects of pesticides in the environment are of increasing concern to society.
Implementation of a more rigorous risk assessment process during the registration of …

Food and nutrition security remains a global challenge, and South Africa is no exception.
Although South Africa is food secure at the national level, it is faced with extreme poverty …

The outdoor water use of residential properties is a major contributor to the seasonal
fluctuation of the overall water use of these properties. The outdoor water use components …

This study investigated the use of carbon isotopes as a potential measure for water
availability and drought stress in Pinus radiata in the Western and Southern Cape, South …

The Water Research Commission (WRC) has been a staunch and enduring funder of
estuarine research in South Africa, with support ranging from identifying research gaps, to …