Cape Town’s crisis shows us the real cost of water

Drought and poor planning mean Cape Town is approaching the day when the taps run dry. Image: REUTERS/Mike Hutchings
Maxwell Gomera
Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Branch, UN Environment

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