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Water and Sanitation: South Africa probing socially acceptable low- and no-water sanitation alternatives

South Africa might face significant water stress and possible outright water scarcity in 10 to 15 years, unless its citizens adapt their behaviour with regard to efficient water use and sanitation systems. Significant work is being done to assess the viability of low-water and no-water sanitation technologies, yet the main barrier to their effective deployment remains the behaviour of users and their acceptance and adoption of these technologies.