Cape Town water crisis (English Wikipedia)

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capetown.gov.za

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capetown.gov.za

"Day Zero, when is it, what is it and how can we avoid it". City of Cape Town.
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Neilson, Ian (20 February 2018). "Statement by the City's Executive Mayor, Alderman Ian Neilson: Defeating Day Zero is in sight if we sustain our water-saving efforts". City of Cape Town.

capetown.travel

"CTT Research Report April 2018" (PDF). Cape Town Tourism. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

capetownetc.com

Narrandes, Nidha (14 March 2018). "Cape Town water usage lower than ever". Cape Town etc.

capetownsafaris.com

"How to "Save Water Like a Local"". Cape Town Safaris. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

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Walton, Brett (July 2018). "How Cape Town Got to the Brink of Water Catastrophe". CityLab.

cnn.com

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Van Dam, Derek (31 May 2017). "Cape Town contends with worst drought in over a century". CNN.com. CNN. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
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Said-Moorhouse, Lauren (5 February 2018). "Cape Town 'Day Zero' delayed as agricultural water use drops". CNN.
Said-Moorhouse, Lauren; Mezzofiore, Gianluca (1 February 2018). "Cape Town cuts water use limit by nearly half". CNN. Retrieved 3 February 2018.

coct.co

"Water Dashboard". City of Cape Town. March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.

dailymaverick.co.za

De Lille, Patricia (4 October 2017). "Op-Ed: The City of Cape Town's Critical Water Shortages Disaster Plan | Daily Maverick". www.dailymaverick.co.za. City of Cape Town. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
Davis, Rebecca (16 January 2018). "#CapeWatergate: DA hints Mayor De Lille to blame for water crisis mismanagement". Daily Maverick.

features.dailymaverick.co.za

DIANA NEILLE, MARELISE VAN DER MERWE & LEILA DOUGAN. "Cape of Storms To Come". features.dailymaverick.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

dayzero.org.za

Joubert, Leonie; Ziervogel, Gina (2019). Day Zero. One city's response to a record-breaking drought (PDF). Axa, Mapula Trust, African Climate and Development Initiative.

doi.org

Booysen, Marthinus Johannes; Visser, Martine; Burger, Ronelle (5 January 2019). Temporal case study of household behavioural response to Cape Town's Day Zero using smart meter data (Report). engrXiv. doi:10.31224/osf.io/6nckp. PMID 30472543.
Sousa, Pedro M.; Blamey, R.; Reason, C.J.C.; Ramos, A.M.; Trigo, R.M. (2018). "The 'Day Zero' Cape Town drought and the poleward migration of moisture corridors". Environmental Research Letters. 13 (12): 124025. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aaebc7.
M.J. Booysen, C. Ripunda, M. Visser, (2019). "Results from a water-saving maintenance campaign at Cape Town schools in the run-up to Day Zero", Vol 50, Sustainable Cities and Society. Published: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101639. (Open access: https://doi.org/10.31224/osf.io/45cf9)
M. Visser, M.J. Booysen, K. Berger, J. Brühl (2019). "Saving water at Cape Town schools by using smart metering and behavioural change", Working paper. https://doi.org/10.31224/osf.io/7kzwv
M.J. Booysen, B. Wijesiri, C. Ripunda, A. Goonetilleke, (2019). "Fees and governance: Towards sustainability in water resources management at schools in post-apartheid South Africa", Vol 51, Sustainable Cities and Society. Published: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2019.101694. (Open access: https://doi.org/10.31224/osf.io/5wy8s)

dwaf.gov.za

"Western Cape Water Reconciliation Strategy Newsletter 5" (PDF). Department of Water Affairs and Forestry. March 2009.

emg.org.za

"REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION". South African Water Caucus. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2019.

enca.com

Masinde, Muthoni (18 August 2016). "Southern Africa faces floods after drought". Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
"Water crisis: Day Zero could affect a million children". www.enca.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
"WATCH: Cape Town gets 10bn litres of water". www.enca.com. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.

engrxiv.org

Booysen, Marthinus Johannes; Visser, Martine; Burger, Ronelle (5 January 2019). Temporal case study of household behavioural response to Cape Town's Day Zero using smart meter data (Report). engrXiv. doi:10.31224/osf.io/6nckp. PMID 30472543.

ewn.co.za

Brandt, Kevin (23 January 2018). "Day Zero Brought Forward, CT Officials Prepare for Worst".

go.com

abcnews.go.com

Thom, Liezl (17 January 2018). "Drought-stricken Cape Town, South Africa, could run out of water by April's 'day zero'". ABC News. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

greencape.co.za

Basholo, Zolile (4 February 2016). "Overview of Water Demand Management Initiatives: A City of Cape Town Approach" (PDF). City of Cape Town.
Green Cape. "Water Installation Guidelines" (PDF).

groundup.org.za

"After the drought: Cape Town's gushing water". GroundUp News. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
Jones, Aidan (March 2018). "City explains new water tariffs". Groundup News.
Bohatch, Trevor (16 May 2017). "What's causing Cape Town's water crisis?". Cape Town: Ground Up. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
"Facts and myths about Cape Town's water crisis". GroundUp. January 2018.
Bratton, Laura (November 2017). "Slow progress bringing new water to Cape Town". GroundUp.
Bratton, Laura (November 2017). "Water crisis: it makes no difference to us, say residents of informal settlements". GroundUp.

hrw.org

Mavhinga, Deva (February 2018). "Cape Town's Water Crisis Response Needs to Protect the Rights of Millions". Human Rights Watch.

imperial.ac.uk

Parks, R., McLaren, M., Toumi, R., & Rivett, U. (2019). Experiences and lessons in managing water from Cape Town (29) [Grafiek & Literatuur]. Geraadpleegd van https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/grantham-institute/public/publications/briefing-papers/Experiences-and-lessons-in-managing-water.pdf

independent.co.uk

"Cape Town is almost at the feared 'Day Zero'". The Independent. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

iol.co.za

Steenkamp, Willem (1 January 2005). "We needed to build more dams a decade ago".

jpost.com

South African stupidity, Jerusalem Post, February 3, 2018

mg.co.za

Pather, Ra'eesa (January 2018). "DA threatens to charge Zille over water colonialism tweets". Mail and Guardian.

momentmag.com

Orbach, Jon (April 2019). "Could Israel Help Cape Town's Water Crisis?". Moment Mag.

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climate.nasa.gov

Buis, Alan (8 September 2020). "Making Sense of 'Climate Sensitivity': New Study Narrows the Range of Uncertainty in Future Climate Projections". NASA: Climate Change and Global Warming. NASA. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

nationalgeographic.com

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Welch, Craig (March 2018). "Why Cape Town Is Running Out of Water, and Who's Next". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.

news24.com

Pitt, Christina (10 September 2018). "City of Cape Town relaxes water restrictions, tariffs to Level 5". News24. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
Etheridge, Jenna (31 May 2017). "City of Cape Town approves Level 4 water restrictions". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
Harrison, Aletta; Janse van Rensburg, Alet (26 January 2018). "JP Smith answers Day Zero questions: 'It's going to be really unpleasant'". News24. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
"Borehole rules? Can you use sea water to flush? – The City of Cape Town answers your questions". GroundUp. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
"Western Cape edges closer to an end to the drought as dam levels continue to rise". News24. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
"Vulnerable fear Cape Town's water shut-off". News24. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
Gosling, Melanie (September 2018). "Western Cape farmers call for easing of water restrictions to repair drought damage". News24.

nih.gov

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Booysen, Marthinus Johannes; Visser, Martine; Burger, Ronelle (5 January 2019). Temporal case study of household behavioural response to Cape Town's Day Zero using smart meter data (Report). engrXiv. doi:10.31224/osf.io/6nckp. PMID 30472543.

npr.org

Shapiro, Ari (September 2018). "Did Cape Town Learn From 'Day Zero'?". National Public Radio (NPR).
Shapiro, Ari (June 2018). "Cape Town Averts 'Day Zero' By Limiting Water Use". National Public Radio (NPR).

odi.org

"Politics, poverty, and climate change: stories from Cape Town's 'Day Zero'". ODI. Retrieved 22 April 2020.

plos.org

blogs.plos.org

"Day Zero: The impact of Cape Town's water shortage on public health | Public Health". Public Health. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

politicsweb.co.za

News24 (26 October 2017). "Cape Town city manager given special powers to deal with water crisis – NEWS & ANALYSIS". www.politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved 1 December 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

pwc.co.za

"Western Cape Water Crisis: How resilient is your organization in the face of the current water crisis?" (PDF). PWC. December 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

qz.com

Chutel, Lynsey (December 2017). "Africa's favorite tourist city is about to run out of water". Quartz.

reuters.com

Saunderson-Meyer, William. "Commentary: In drought-hit South Africa, the politics of water". U.S. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
In drought-hit South Africa, the politics of water, Reuters, January 25, 2018

sabcnews.com

Poonah, Vanessa (July 2018). "Businesses in W Cape plan to get off water grid". SABC News.

schoolswater.co.za

www.SchoolsWater.co.za

theatlantic.com

Poplak, Richard (15 February 2018). "What's Actually Behind Cape Town's Water Crisis". The Atlantic. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

theconversation.com

"Cape Town Water Crisis Crossing State and Party Lines". The Conversation.

theglobeandmail.com

York, Geoffrey (8 March 2018). "Cape Town residents become 'guinea pigs for the world' with water-conservation campaign". The Globe and Mail.

thehill.com

"Time to reevaluate agriculture as Cape Town runs dry". The Hill. 28 April 2018.

thesouthafrican.com

Head, Tom (10 October 2017). "Cape Town water crisis: With drought, comes the horror of disease". The South African. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

time.com

"'I Knew We Were in Trouble.' What It's Like to Live Through Cape Town's Massive Water Crisis". Time. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
Baker, Aryn (15 January 2018). "Cape Town Is 90 Days Away From Running Out of Water". Time. Retrieved 19 January 2018.

timeslive.co.za

Petra, Saal (January 2018). "Zille tries to blame it on the weatherman". Times Live.
Hyman, Aron (March 2018). "'Day Zero heroes': Maimane hails water-wise Capetonians as crisis recedes". Times Live.
Dave, Chambers (22 January 2018). "Zille takes charge: Day Zero bigger than WWII and 9/11' says premier".

timesofisrael.com

Luke, Tress (March 2018). "As 'Day Zero' looms, South Africa open to Israeli water tech, researcher says". The Times of Israel.

traveller24.com

Nkanjeni, Unathi (November 2017). "Cape Water Crisis: Day Zero 'moved' as city prepares for 2m tourists". News24.

uct.ac.za

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Wolski, Piotr (August 2017). "How severe is the drought?". University of Cape Town.

csag.uct.ac.za

"Facts are few, opinions plenty… on drought severity again". www.csag.uct.ac.za. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

usatoday.com

Cassim, Zaheer (19 January 2018). "Cape Town could be the first major city in the world to run out of water". USA Today.

vox.com

Aleem, Zeeshan (February 2018). "Cape Town is bracing for "Day Zero" — the day it cuts off running water for 4 million people". Vox.

washingtonpost.com

"Cape Town Water Shortage". Washington Post.

web.archive.org

Myburgh, Janine (29 June 2018). "Chamber delighted by Day-Zero's death". Cape Messenger. Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
Pitt, Christina (10 September 2018). "City of Cape Town relaxes water restrictions, tariffs to Level 5". News24. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
"Cape Town's water supply boosted". City of Cape Town. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009.
"Water Dashboard". City of Cape Town. March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
Masinde, Muthoni (18 August 2016). "Southern Africa faces floods after drought". Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
Etheridge, Jenna (31 May 2017). "City of Cape Town approves Level 4 water restrictions". Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
"Day Zero FAQs" (PDF). City of Cape Town. 5 April 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
Harrison, Aletta; Janse van Rensburg, Alet (26 January 2018). "JP Smith answers Day Zero questions: 'It's going to be really unpleasant'". News24. Archived from the original on 16 December 2019. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
"Borehole rules? Can you use sea water to flush? – The City of Cape Town answers your questions". GroundUp. 30 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
"Western Cape edges closer to an end to the drought as dam levels continue to rise". News24. 12 July 2018. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
"REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SANITATION". South African Water Caucus. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 September 2019.
DIANA NEILLE, MARELISE VAN DER MERWE & LEILA DOUGAN. "Cape of Storms To Come". features.dailymaverick.co.za. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
"CTT Research Report April 2018" (PDF). Cape Town Tourism. 24 July 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
"Day Zero: The impact of Cape Town's water shortage on public health | Public Health". Public Health. 5 February 2018. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
"Vulnerable fear Cape Town's water shut-off". News24. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
"Water crisis: Day Zero could affect a million children". www.enca.com. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
"WATCH: Cape Town gets 10bn litres of water". www.enca.com. 6 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
Welch, Craig (March 2018). "Why Cape Town Is Running Out of Water, and Who's Next". National Geographic. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018.

worldpopulationreview.com

"Cape Town Population 2019". World Population Review.

wsj.com

Cape Town May Dry Up Because of an Aversion to Israel, Wall St. Journal, February 21, 2018

wwf.org.za

"Agricultural Water File". Worldwide Fund for Nature.

yale.edu

e360.yale.edu

Welz, Adam (1 March 2018). "Awaiting Day Zero: Cape Town Faces an Uncertain Water Future". Yale Environment 360.

youtube.com

YouTube videos on the project