{"id":175496,"date":"2018-03-23T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175496\/rand-water-and-the-department-of-water-and-sanitation-celebrate-world-water-week\/"},"modified":"2018-03-23T10:30:52","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T08:30:52","slug":"rand-water-and-the-department-of-water-and-sanitation-celebrate-world-water-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/03\/23\/rand-water-and-the-department-of-water-and-sanitation-celebrate-world-water-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Rand Water and the Department of Water and Sanitation celebrate World Water Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate National Water Week (March 18 to 24), Rand Water and the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) created awareness of the considerable pressure water resources are under, not only in our country but around the world.<\/p>\n<p>The world celebrated the theme \u201cNature for Water\u201d, a theme that explored nature-based solutions to the challenges faced in the 21st century.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe United Nations has identified nature-based solutions as having the potential to solve many of the earth\u2019s water challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnvironmental damage, together with climate change, is driving the water-related crisis globally.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cFloods, drought and water pollution are worsened by degraded vegetation, soil, rivers and lakes,\u201d said Justice Mohale, media relations manager for Rand Water.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSouth Africa will celebrate World Water Week under the theme \u2018Nature for Water \u2013 Access to Safe Water by 2030, possible through nature\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DWS will be spearheading several activities in the country and has called 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