14 to 22 March
The Department of Water and Sanitation will celebrate National Water Week 2016 from 14 – 22 March 2016 under the theme “Water for people – Water by people. Water has no substitute.”The campaign seeks to encourage citizens to conserve water and to ensure sustainability for future supply.
This year’s celebrations will coincide with World Water Day on 22 March. The National Water Week and World Water Day takes place during March but activities centred around the national campaign are ongoing for the rest of the month making March water month.
The department is appealing to all South Africans to play a role in conserving and protecting the country’s water resources. This years National Water Week comes at a time when this precious finite resource faces a number of challenges across the country, these include amongst others the drought and general increase in the demand for water. The department is working closely with provinces to address the challenges in the short, medium to long term solutions.
There are a number of activities that are organised by the department’s national and provincial offices. The department is encouraging partners in the water sector, including civil society organisation, industry, provincial and local government who are hard at work to continue to spread the crucial message of water conservation.
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