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Countries: | India |
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Basins: | Godavari |
Project SDGs:
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Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4) |
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Sustainable Withdrawals |
Progress to Date: | NA Reduction in water usage |
Services Needed: | Stakeholder engagement & facilitation |
Desired Partner: | City |
Language: | English |
Start & End Dates: | Jan. 01, 2016 » Ongoing |
Project Website: | s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/ungc-production/attachments/cop_2... |
Contextual Condition(s): | PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought |
Additional Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
Beneficiaries: | Local communities / domestic users |
Planning & Implementation Time: | More than 3 years |
Financial Resources: | Between $10,000 - $50,000 USD |
Primary Funding Source: | corporate |
Project Challenges: | Other |
Project Source: | CEO Water Mandate |
Profile Completion: | 90% |
It has also become apparent that in the Ceres region, coupled with recurrent drought, issues of groundwater are increasingly becoming a problem for the farmers. Groundwater is usually used for emergency water but in Ceres particularly, farmers are very dependent on groundwater for irrigation throughout the year. Many farmers throughout the Ceres area installed boreholes, which meant that groundwater was being depleted at an unknown rate. As a result, Woolworths, together wit…
Basin and/or Contextual Conditions: | PHYSICAL: Water scarcity or drought |
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Project Benefits: | Raised awareness of challenges among water users |
Indirect or Direct Beneficiaries: | Local communities / domestic users |
Months & Implementing: | More than 3 years |
Financial Resources: | Between $10,000 - $50,000 USD |
Primary Funding Source: | Corporate funding |
Challenges: | Other |
Woolworths Holdings (South Africa) (Organization)
Woolworths Holdings Limited is an investment holding company, listed on the JSE Limited since 1997. It operates mainly through two subsidiaries, Woolworths (Proprietary) Limited and Country Road Limited and through a joint venture, Woolworths Financial Services (Proprietary) Limited. Caring for … Learn More