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World Water Day marked every 22nd of March. Under this year’s theme Why waste water? Africa joined the rest of the world to observe the day.
The continent’s rising population is driving demand for water and accelerating the degradation of water resources.
A three day conference, the UN World Water Day Summit and Expo, kicked off on wednesday in Durban South Africa to highlight the importance of the reuse of wastewater.
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