OECD Studies on Water Water Governance in Cape Town, South Africa

In 2018, the city of Cape Town, South Africa, was close to the "e;Day Zero"e;, requiring all taps to be shut off and citizens to fetch a daily 25 litre per person. Though the day-zero was avoided, it is estimated that, at the current rate, South Africa will experience a 17% water deficit by 2030 if no action is taken to respond to existing trends. Lessons learned during that drought crisis have be...