Diverse water relations and values; water-sensitive design; resource recovery for the circular economy; integrated water resource management.
University of Cape Town
Joined November 2016
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We're recruiting a postgraduate student (PhD candidate level) 🚀
Are you interested in health vulnerabilities emerging from extreme weather events like flooding? 💧
For further details refer to the link: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
Deadline: 15 February 2026 ❗
We’re hiring 🚀The Future Water Institute is advertising two Doctoral Research Scholarships:
♻️ Biofiltration for sustainable water reuse
♻️ Biodigester Systems for Agribusiness
Deadline: 31 Jan 2026
See link for details: linkedin.com/posts/future-wa…
Deadline extended! 📢 We invite applications for a Project Manager to be based at the Water Hub, Franschhoek for a demonstration project on Food-Energy-Water-Waste Nexus ♻️Deadline: 5 December 2025
🔗linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
#wastewaterreclamation #sustainablelivelihoods
From source-to-sea 🌊 A environmental education programme hosted by the City of Cape Town and Nature Connect 🍃 "Junior River Wardens" - the programme aims to inspire young people to become stewards of rivers, wetlands, and water ecosystems 🐦 instagram.com/reel/DPWRfasDG… – at Parow, South Africa
Our latest newsletter is here! 🚀
Click here to read the full newsletter 🔗: heyzine.com/flip-book/4ad939…
#ISMAR12 #RightHereRightNow #GlobalClimateAlliance #UCTGreenPrecinct
📢"Field-scale application of constructed wetlands for treating surface water contaminated by an informal settlement"🔗Read it here: watersa.net/article/view/231…
Congratulations Emily Nicklin, Kevin Winter and Kalpana Maraj! #constructedwetlands #informalsettlements #waterresuse🌍
🚨 New paper in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment!
"Metal mining is a global driver of environmental change"
⛏️Global metal extraction
⛏️ Environmental changes driven by mining
⛏️ Trade and consumption
⛏️ Leverage points for change
🔗 Read it here: url.za.m.mimecastprotect.com…
Natural Homes is turning outdoor spaces into playful learning grounds! Kids can now explore wetter areas in the wetland and connect with nature during school activities at our stormwater pond in Mitchells Plain💧🐸 #NatureBasedSolutions #UrbanWater #WaterResilience – at Mitchell's Plain, South Africa
Future Water showcasing at #ISMAR12!
7 team members presented at the International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) symposium in Stellenbosch, sharing research on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) & the microbiome🌍💧
#Groundwater #FutureWaterUCT #WaterResearch
See link for Presentation highlights🗣️: linkedin.com/posts/future-wa…
How would YOU turn UCT into a “zero-drop wasted” campus? 💧🌍
Join in on the discussion at our Sustainability Workshop:
📅5 May
🕥10:30–11:30 AM
📍Kramer 2B, Law Building, Middle Campus (UCT)
📩 RSVP: [email protected]
#UCTSustainability #KhuselaIkamva #ZeroDropWasted
🚨 Our Q1 2025 newsletter is out! 💧
Catch up on what #FutureWater's been up to — from exciting workshops, conference contributions, new team members & more.
👉Read here: futurewater.uct.ac.za/newsle…
#FutureWater #researchinstitute #quarterlyupdate2025
ISMAR12 📢!
We're co-hosting a workshop on "Aquifer management, the microbiome & biosurveillance – From science to operations", with BRGM & Umvoto Consulting, funded by the French Embassy. 📍Stellenbosch | 🗓️Wed, 30 April | ⏰14:00 - 16:00
#ManagedAquiferRecharge #ISMAR12
Exciting news!🎉Dr. Amber Abrams has been awarded a 2025 CSID Network Fellowship! This cohort will expand CSID communities tackling climate-sensitive infectious diseases, open science & community-driven action. Follow along: [shorturl.at/iA3WG]🌍
#ClimateHealth#OpenScience
Nature-based Solutions for African Resilience Project, aims to develop curricula to train engineers and environmental scientists across Senegal and South Africa, in implementing nature-based solutions. 💧
Read more in, The Conversation: shorturl.at/XrMMr
#climateresilience
📢Participants needed for focus groups on water-related climate health impacts in Cape Town! Seeking: citizens affected by floods/climate events; healthcare professionals’ insights: researchers, officials & decision-makers. 🔗Sign up here: shorturl.at/fApfL💧🌍
"Why researchers should drop the jargon and speak out 📢" Dr Amber Abrams and Teboho Mofokeng, speaks on the use of broadcast media and their work with local residents and school researchers in their study - the future of water in Africa. scidev.net/global/podcast/wh…
At our River Wardens Workshop with @CityofCT, participants from Sand, Zeekoe, and Diep catchments learned about:
💧Water systems and their local flow
🌿Stewardship and ecosystem impact
🤝Community collaboration to protect water sources
An inspiring day of learning and teamwork!
Our Director, A/Prof. Kirsty Carden, shares Cape Town's water crises lessons on @bbcworldservice! Listen to full interview on how the City had to adapt 💧
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5x…
#watersecurity #cptdayzero #bbcworldservice
Our team recently joined the 'Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Cities (CONSUS)' team in Tshwane as facilitators in a workshop for arts-based future visioning for a Water Sensitive Tshwane. 🌿💧More on CONSUS: lnkd.in/e--kBwRU
#UrbanResilience
