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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Total Organizations: 9
Total Projects: 17
Priority SDGs: --
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Profile Completion: 50%

Water Challenges

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Access to Water Supply and Water Services

Region Overview

Organizations in Berg-Olifants


Agrifusion provides advisory services to the wider agribusiness and agro-processing value chain and beyond. We offer innovative, forward-thinking, practical solutions to support our clients in the agricultural sector with a continuous aim of improving the social, economic, and environmental wellbeing … Learn More

Anheuser-Busch InBev is a publicly traded company (Euronext: ABI) based in Leuven, Belgium, with American Depositary Receipts on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUD). With a portfolio of well over 200 beer brands, it is the leading global brewer, … Learn More

In 2016, the City of Cape Town, South Africa invited TNC to explore establishing a Water Fund to help address long-term water security concerns while tackling near-term social and ecological priorities. Potential benefits include: Ecological: Water supply and recharge areas … Learn More

South African non-profit organisation working for environmental and social justice and ecological integrity in the fields of water, climate change, agriculture and fair trade. The water and climate change programme aims to mitigate and strengthen resilience to climate change through … Learn More

The Greenpop Foundation is a non-profit organisation on a mission to plant trees, green communities and activate environmental stewards across Southern Africa. Our work falls within 7 themes: urban greening, forest restoration, nature-based solutions, climate change adaptation, conservation farming, environmental … Learn More

Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Learn More

Water stewardship has long been one of PepsiCo’s top priorities, and it's an important part of building a Positive Value Chain. As one of the first companies of our size to acknowledge water as a human right, we have a … Learn More

The SWPN is a coordination platform for companies, government and civil society to collectively find solutions for the country’s most pressing water challenges. Focal areas are agricultural supply chains, mine and wastewater management, water conservation and leakage reduction, skills development, … Learn More

Umvoto is an all-encompassing earth-science consultancy, predominantly specialising in groundwater, offering a broad variety of services to our growing portfolio of clients. Umvoto undertakes a holistic approach to finding environmentally and socially sustainable solutions for clients which are both cost-effective … Learn More

Projects in Berg-Olifants


KING III is arguably the world’s leading corporate governance standard and is a term used to refer to both “The King Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa (The Institute of Directors in Southern Africa) September 2009” and “The King … Learn More

Alien plant infestation is a major problem in South Africa, particularly in the Western Cape along watercourses. The alien plants have many negative impacts, most important biodiversity, and water loss. Combined with that comes a long legacy of neglecting and … Learn More

In South Africa, as in many nations around the world, urban green space tends to be a marker of socio-economic inequality. Here there is a huge disparity between leafy, privileged areas and barren under-privileged areas. To address this challenge, Greenpop … Learn More

The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), Coca-Cola Peninsula Beverages (PenBev), and TNC partnered together for a pilot project for the Greater Cape Town Water Fund to clear 64 hectares of invasive plants in the aquifer's primary recharge zone, simultaneously empowering 12 females … Learn More

The International Water Stewardship Programme (IWaSP) seeks to initiate multi-stakeholder partnerships with the private sector, the public sector and the civil society in order to formulate and implement measures to improve water security for all parties. In the region of … Learn More

For water protection in agricultural areas, Crop Science recommends the use of biological remediation systems such as Phytobacª. This system is designed to prevent water contamination with residues of crop protection chemicals generated during the filling and cleaning of spraying … Learn More

As chair of the Indonesia Water Mandate Working Group (IWMWG), a special organization under the United Nations Indonesia Global Compact Network, APP has been working to address these water challenges. Following the success of a pilot project to improve water … Learn More

Partnered with the City of Cape Town to develop a system whereby the facility would use only recycled water. Typically, treated wastewater in Cape Town and other coastal cities is discharged into the ocean. But by returning treated water to … Learn More

Nampak has engaged with its customers to understand the potential risks that water stress and drought might incur on their packaging demands. This is integrated into divisional and facility level continuity planning.Project ResultsImproved understanding of water risk and potential risk … Learn More

The CEO Water Mandate launched this collaboration to help companies set water stewardship targets to both address their business-related water challenges and build the resilience of the broader catchment. Crucially, the pilot project informs target-setting through a local lens: because … Learn More

Nampak's DivFood Paarl facility ceased all garden irrigation and car washing activity (at zero cost to company). In addition, approval was given to rainwater harvesting systems at the Paarl facility (total cost R20,000), and restrictive flow taps in its administrative … Learn More

Redefine are doing a great deal to improve water efficiency within our buildings to do our part in conserving this valuable resource. Practical, targeted interventions instituted during the year include: - Cancelling window cleaning - Water-saving devices in common area … Learn More

We are investing in infrastructure and technologies which will reduce our reliance on municipal water supply systems. We are currently finalising a project which will cover 33 of our facilities, aimed at treating wastewater onsite and reintroducing it to the … Learn More


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