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Water and Climate Symposium
2024-11-20 You are cordially invited to the Water and Climate Symposium. This symposium will address the district's critical water and climate challenges, promoting citizen engagement and community-driven solutions. It will explore the water-climate nexus, climate…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/world-water-week
World Water Week
2023-04-11 The theme of World Water Week is creativity in the face of unprecedented problems. Our current approach to managing water is being called into question by the theme Seeds of Change: Innovative Solutions for a Water-Wise World. Which concepts, inventions, and…Water-Security-2015
2017-08-23 Water Security Symposium themed “The North-South Dimensions of Water Security” jointly organized by the North-West University, Potchefstroom Campusand the University of Eastern Finland. 14-15 May 2015 Faculty of Law, NWU Potchefstroom…https://news.nwu.ac.za/passionate-young-water-professionals-win-wetskills-water-challenge
Passionate young water professionals win the Wetskills Water Challenge
2023-04-14 Seipati Poopedi, a master’s student at the North-West University (NWU), recently participated in the Wetskills Water Challenge in Cape Town and her team walked away with the spoils. Her team members were Tariro Marekwa, an MSc student from the University of…Water researchers are on the move
2019-08-16 The North-West University (NWU) is not only dedicated to achieving academic excellence and conducting ground-breaking research, but also to creating lasting partnerships. The NWU’s unit for Environmental Science and Management and Bauhaus-Universität…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/suid-afrika-se-water-rebelle
Suid-Afrika se water-rebelle
2022-12-08 Hulle staan saam as die water-rebelle (water mavericks) bekend: die Noordwes-Universiteit (NWU) se prof Carlos Bezuidenhout en prof Henk Bouwman het ’n magdom ervaring tussen hulle en het reeds groot erkenning vir hulle waterverwante navorsing op hulle…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-water-expert-presents-water-policy-brief-un-conference
NWU water expert presents water policy brief at UN Conference
2023-03-28 Prof Frank Winde, a professor in environmental science at the North-West University (NWU), recently presented a Water Policy Brief at the United Nations (UN) Water Conference that took place at the UN Headquarters in New York. This was the first global…https://www.nwu.ac.za/date/world-water-monitoring-day
World Water Monitoring Day
2023-04-11 On September 18, around 150 nations get together to celebrate World Water Monitoring Day. We have been taught since an early age the importance of water in maintaining the health and well-being of all living things. After all, 60% to 70% of the human body is…https://news.nwu.ac.za/south-africas-water-mavericks
South Africa’s water mavericks
2022-12-08 Together they are known as the water mavericks: Prof Carlos Bezuidenhout and Prof Henk Bouwman from the North-West University (NWU) have a wealth of experience between them and have amassed acclaimed recognition for their water-related research in their…https://news.nwu.ac.za/change-behaviour-work-save-water
Change behaviour at work to save water
2024-02-23 In the face of climate change and increasing water scarcity, the research of North-West University (NWU) academic Prof Lobina Palamuleni has highlighted the urgent need to save water at the workplace and to change how people – especially men – use water.…Green water treatment will benefit communities
2018-11-22 Water is vital for living organisms but the quality of water is changing due to population growth and environmental changes. Could a miracle plant be the answer? Ground and surface water serve as the main sources of drinking water in rural and urban areas…https://natural-sciences.nwu.ac.za/water-sciences-and-management
About the Centre for Water Sciences and Management
2024-01-18 The Centre for Water Sciences and Management is built on the pillars of research, education and social responsibility. It consists of a core skills base interacting with related NWU research initiatives. This multi-disciplinary approach is adopted to assist…https://news.nwu.ac.za/rachael-making-open-water-waves
Rachael is making open water waves
2023-07-07 If your knees start trembling at the thought of walking 10 km, imagine how your arms would protest if you had to swim it. For Rachael Humphries, it is another day at the aquatic office. In fact, this Bachelor of Health Sciences student at the North-West…https://law.nwu.ac.za/environmental-change/projects-water-and-energy-food-nrf
Projects on Water and Energy food - NRF
2020-05-22 Two projects with South Africa on water-energy-food nexus The South African National Research Foundation (NRF) and NWO granted two projects in the first call for proposals of the Cooperation South Africa-The Netherlands research programme. The projects…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-vanderbijlpark-campus-celebrates-water-week
NWU Vanderbijlpark Campus celebrates Water Week
2023-03-24 To mark National Water Week, the North-West University’s (NWU’s) Geography subject group hosted a water awareness event at the Vanderbijlpark Campus. Water Week is a national awareness week celebrated in March every year, coinciding with World Water Day on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/nwu-symposium-addresses-water-and-climate-challenges
NWU symposium addresses water and climate challenges
2024-12-13 Nature-based solutions such as rainwater harvesting and infrastructure designed to withstand floods and other climate impacts were among the practical ideas raised at a recent two-day symposium on water management and climate change in the Ngaka Modiri…https://news.nwu.ac.za/sustainable-water-management-takes-spotlight-zanzibar
Sustainable water management takes the spotlight in Zanzibar
2023-11-03 The commitment of the North-West University (NWU) to helping ensure that all the citizens of the continent have access to safe water was again evident when the 24th WaterNet/WARFSA/GWP-SA Symposium was held in Zanzibar, in the United Republic of Tanzania, on…https://news.nwu.ac.za/raising-awareness-clean-water-and-sustainable-future
Raising awareness for clean water and a sustainable future
2024-09-10 The North-West University’s (NWU’s) Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences (FNAS) , together with the Water Research Group, the Safety, Health and Environment Department and the Green Team, celebrated International Water Week from 26 to 30 August in…https://news.nwu.ac.za/af/rachael-veroorsaak-groot-golwe-die-oop-water