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South Africa’s climates are dominantly semi-arid and the country faces water scarcity. Available surface water amounts to about 52 000 × 106 m3 yr-1, of which about 21 000 × 106 m3 can be effectively used. By present population estimates this available surface water equates to 7 000 litres per person per day. By contrast, in Canada, the USA and Egypt the available surface water per person per day equals 430 000 1, 23 000 1 and 9 000 1 respectively (Hobbs 1980). By the end of the century the estimated surface water demand in South Africa has been projected to be 29 000 × 106 m3 yr-1, ie 8 000 × 106 m3 more than can be supplied.
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Bosch, J.M., Schulze, R.E., Kruger, F.J. (1984). The Effect of Fire on Water Yield. In: de Booysen, P.V., Tainton, N.M. (eds) Ecological Effects of Fire in South African Ecosystems. Ecological Studies, vol 48. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69805-7_15
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