Browsing by Subject "Droughts"
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Between drought and deluge: A history of water provision to Beaufort West, ca. 1858-1955
(School for Basic Sciences, North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, Vanderbijlpark, 2020)Beaufort West was the first rural town in South Africa to receive municipal status as early as 1837. Situated in the arid interior of the country, the town has struggled with water provision and sufficient water supplies ... -
A groundwater drought indicator for South Africa
(North-West University (South Africa), 2021)South Africa experienced one of its most severe droughts from 2014 to 2016. The drought affected water resources in the country, and signs of recovery were first observed in 2019. Droughts circulate through the hydrological ... -
Water contestations in the Little Karoo: Liaisons between the Calitzdorp irrigation board and the Calitzdorp (Kannaland) Municipality, 1912- 2013
(2015)Although a good agricultural-yielding region when adequate rainfall is available the Little Karoo is plagued by regular, recurring and sometimes devastating droughts. In a rural town like Calitzdorp, where the same water ...