Improving resilience in eThekwini’s sewage system
In the past few months Eva IJzermans, student water management at the University of Applied Science Rotterdam, has done her graduation internship at eThekwini Water and Sanitation in South Africa. Her research assignment was part of a living lab under the Orange Knowledge Programme: Bridging the Water.
Living lab on Water Quality Measurements in the Schie river and Liesbeek river
In May 2021 the Living Lab: Water quality measurements in the Rotterdamse Schie river and Liesbeek river have been kicked off. The goal of this living lab is to bring Dutch and South African students, researchers and lecturers together to discuss the current water quality of these two rivers, compare international and European water quality standards and their application in South African and Dutch rivers.
Living Lab: Plastic Interception and Detection in the Liesbeek River in Cape Town
The OKP Programme ‘Bridging the water’ kicked-off the new Living Lab: Plastic Interception and Detection in the Liesbeek River in Cape Town. The Living Lab is set up by UCT and TU Delft in collaboration with 2 start-ups: The Litterboom Project and Obscape, to map the plastic pollution floating in the river downstream.