Avoiding drought, the "smart" way

Between 2015 and 2023, Gqeberha endured its longest drought in recorded history. As dam levels plummeted and the city inched dangerously close to disaster, hundreds of boreholes were drilled by residents, the municipality and NGOs in a race to secure alternative water sources.

But quantity is only one part of the story. Without careful planning and long-term strategy, over-extraction and aquifer depletion can cause as much harm as water scarcity. We tried to explore this and also avoid it in our latest article on Managed Aquifer Recharge

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40899-025-01241-4