SOUTH AFRICA IS AMONG THE TOP 30TH DRIEST COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.
THE REASON FOR THIS IS OUR CLIMATE, POPULATION DEMAND, POLLUTION AND A LOT MORE.
BASED ON RECENT DATA FROM STATS SA AND VARIOUS REPORTS (2024-2025), ROUGHLY 20% TO
35% OF SOUTH AFRICAN HOUSEHOLDS SOME WATER SCARCITY OR DISRUPTION, WITH THE IMPACT
BEING HIGHEST IN RURAL AREAS DURING PEAK DRY SEASONS.
APPROXIMATELY 42% OF RURAL HOUSEHOLDS LACK CONISTENT, SAFE WATER ACCESS, OFTEN
RELYING ON RIVERS OR UNPROTECTED SOURCES.
PHYTOREMEDIATION IS DEFINED AS A REMEDIATION METHOD THAT UTILISES PLANTS TO REMOVE,
TRANSFER OR STABILISE CONTAMINENTS IN SOIL, AIR AND OF COURE WATER
THE RHIZOPHORA MANGLE