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Our Survey has closed: the most important activity by Aqua d'UCT to date...details

Read our latest update 06/04/2011

Event: water research challenges seminar

Event: Food|Water|Cities conversation

Aqua d'UCT in numbers:

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156
participants completed the
Water Research Futures Survey 2011-2012

110
attended the water research seminar
at UCT on 21 October 2011
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Aqua d'UCT prizes are supplied by Backsberg Estate Cellars
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The image below shows the breakdown and interrelationships of water research in South Africa from 1975-2011
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Image: Bibliometric maps of South African water research as described by Cobo et al. (2011) and Van Eck et al. (2010). Here all titles (total=1801) of published academic papers in the journal Water SA from the year 1975 until 2011 are mapped. Bubble size (left) or warmer colours (right) indicates prominence or extent of topic in the dataset and relative distance and word size (left and right) indicates relative topic interrelationship strength. Analysis using Science of Science and mapping using VOSviewer.

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Participant affiliations
A.L Abbott & Associates , ACER Environmental Management Consultants , Activest Four , AEON , Agricultural Research Commission , Albany Museum , Amathole Museum , Amatola Water , Anchor Environmental Consultants , Anglo American , Aqua Air , Aqualibrium Nano Technology , Aquaregis , Aquatainer Africa , ARG Design , Aurecon , AWARD , Bergstan , BHP Billiton , Binura University of Science Education , BKS , Bloemwater , BOCMA , Bosch Stemele , Botshelo Water Board , Breede Overberg Catchment Management Agency , BTW Consulting , Buckman Africa , Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality , Bufo Technology , Bulawayo City Council , Cape Peninsula University of Technology , Capfish , Capricorn District Municipality , CARE International in Tanzania , CBC Conservation Committee , Central University of Technology , City of Cape Town , City of Ekurhuleni , City of Tshwane , Coalitiion for Environmental Justice , Coastal and Environmental Services , Council for Geoscience , Counterpoint Development , CRH Clanahan & Associates , CSAG , CSIR , CSV Water Consulting Engineers , CVV Enviro , DEC , Dencon , Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries , Department of Education , Department of Energy , Department of Environmental Affairs , Department of Rural Development & Land Reform , Department of Water Affairs , Deptartment of Agriculture , DESWAYS Consulting Engineers , Development Bank of Southern Africa , DH Environmental Consulting , DHA , DHI , Digby Wells Environmental , dpi Plastics , Dube Ngeleza Wiechers Environmental Consultancy , Dube Tradeport , Dunacn Heard Environmental Consulting , Durban University of Technology , Earthlife Africa , Earthlink , East Rand Water Care Company , EcoMonitor , Eden District Municipality , Endangered Wildlife Trust , Energy Research Centre , Environmental Monitoring Group , Environmental Resource Solutions , Erwat , Eskom , eThekwini Municipality , Ethicore Consulting and Advisory solutions , Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife , Flux Development Scientists , Fort Hare , Foundation for People Centred Development , Freshwater Consulting Group , Friends of the Liesbeek River , Gabsie's Business Solutions , Gauteng City Region Observatory , Gauteng Department of Local Goverment and Housing , Gauteng DLGA , GBS , GCRO , GE Water , GEOSS , GO Water Management , Goba , Golder Associates Africa , Green Scorpions , Groundwater Africa , Hanna Instruments , Hearth Heritage , Heyns International Water Consultancy , Hydrogeologist , iComms , Ikusasa Water , Ilifa Africa Engineers , ILISO Consulting , Informage , inhlakanipho Consultants , Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Crops , Institute for Water Research , International Mire Conservation Group , Interwaste , ISER , Jeffares & Green , Johannesberg Water , Jojo Tanks , Kannaland Municipality , Knight Piesold , KOBWA , Krohne South Africa , KULeuven , LEDET , Lesedi Local Municipality , LIIU , Limpopo Agrofood Technology Station , Limpopo Department of Agriculture , Lindokuhle Engineering , Magalies Water , Malawi Liverpool Welcome Trust , Maluti GSM Consulting Engineers , Mangosuthu University of Technology , Marian P Laserson , Merbombo Projects , Merck Group Chemicals Division , Ministry of Water Tanzania , Mintek , Modimolle Municipality , Moses Kotane Local Municipality , Mottram and Associates , Mvula Trust , Mzuzu University , National Institute for Occupational Health , National Research Foundation , NB Systems , NCC Environmnetal Services , NCP Chlorchem , Nedbank , Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality , Nelson Mandela Institute , Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University , New Women's Movement , NHLS Tygerberg , North Carolina State University , North West University , O. R. Tambo District Municipality , Overberg National Water Board , Oxford University , P. D. Naidoo & Associates , PACSA , PD Naidoo & Associates , PDNA Consulting Engineers , PE International AG , Pearl Africa Consulting , PELCO Development Consultants , PICWAT , Polytechnic of Namibia , Prime Resources and Wits University , PrimeAfrica , Pro-Earth Consulting , Pwani Region Secreatariet , Rand Water , Reclaim Camissa , Renaissance Environmental Hub , Renosterberg Municipality , Renosterberg Tourism Forum , Re-solve Consulting , Rhodes High School , Rhodes University , Rustenburg High School for Girls , SA Biological Prod , SA National Biodiversity Institute , SAAFWUA , SAEON , SANDS , SAPPI , Schoeman & Vennote Consulting Engineers , Seboka Manyabolo Management Solutions , Sembcorp Silulumanzi , Senior Environmental Professional , Softchem , Sol Plaatje Municipality , South African Breweries , SRK Consulting , SSI Consulting Engineers and Environmental Consultants , Stellenbosch University , Stockholm International Water Institute , Sustainable Engineering , SWADE , Swellendam Municipality , Tecroveer , Terramanzi Environmental Consulting , The Mvula Trust , Tony Pitman Consulting , ToxSolutions, Kits and Services , Trans Caledon Tunnel Authority , Tsantsabane Municipality , Tshwane University of Technology , Uhambiso Consult , Uluntu Agri , Umgeni water , Umvoto Africa , UNESCO Centre on Groundwater , UNISA , Univeristy of the Western Cape , University of Cape Town , University of Fort Hare , University of Johannesburg , University of KwaZulu-Natal , University of Limpopo , University of Malawi , University of Pretoria , University of the Free State , University of the Western Cape , University of the Witwatersrand , University of Venda , University of Witwatersrand , Univesity of Fort Hare , Vaal University of Technology , Veolia Water Solutions and Technologies , Viwe Consulting Services , Vome Consultancies , Water and Health Research Centre , Water Caucus Gauteng , Water Research Commission , Water Rhapsody , Wateright Consulting , WaterNet , WESSA , West Coast District Municipality , Wettech SA , WISA , Working for Water Programme , WTC , Zambia Environmental Management Agency , Zenzeleni Water , Zimbabwe Open University
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