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Dynamic duo showcases CSIR’s decision support tools at impact assessment event in Malaysia

Abulele Adams and Dhiveshni Moodley, who are environmental impact assessment experts at the CSIR, attended the annual gathering of the International Association for Impact Assessment (IAIA) from 8 to 11 May 2023 in the City of Kuching, Malaysia. Held under the theme “Resilience through impact ass...
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Mentored to become a master – port and coastal engineer student making waves at the CSIR

She has become a familiar figure against the brick and mortar backdrop of the CSIR Hydraulic Laboratory in Stellenbosch – just as familiar and consistent as the waves that she has been generating day in and day out as part of her Master’s degree research. Meet Melissa Cairns, a full-time student ...
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CSIR-developed Source Treatment Optimisation and Water Resource Management-Decision Support Tool put to the test in the Berg River

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), in collaboration with the Climate and Disaster Resilience Fund (CDRF), the Drakenstein Local Municipality and Santam, launched the Berg River Wastewater Treatment network project at the Welvanpas Water Treatment Plant in Wellington in the...
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CSIR researcher presents groundbreaking research on the changing Southern Ocean at Countdown 2023, TEDx Johannesburg

On Thursday 4 May 2023, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) took to the stage at the TEDx Johannesburg event on climate change to share the outcomes of a groundbreaking study that reveals the declining productivity levels of the Southern Ocean. TEDx Johannesburg is a platfor...
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Just Energy Transition: CSIR and key energy stakeholders launch Microgrid Centre of Excellence

The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Power Africa , a US Government-led initiative coordinated by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) have teamed up to launch the Microgrid Centre of Excellence (CoE) for future power systems at the CSIR to promot...
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Shedding light on Southern Ocean’s climate change story at TEDxJohannesburg Countdown

On 4 May 2023, CSIR senior researcher and biological oceanographer Dr Tommy Ryan-Keogh takes to the stage at TEDx Johannesburg Countdown with his talk, titled “A changing Southern Ocean: the impact of climate change”. Media statement The CSIR is proud to be contributing towards empowering the pub...
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CSIR collaborates to assist in accelerating change for rural groundwater-dependent communities

South Africa has committed to ensuring access to water and sanitation for all, as outlined in Sustainable Development Goal 6. Additionally, Chapter 2 of the Constitution of South Africa, 1996 recognises the right of access to sufficient water of adequate quality as being essential to a good quali...
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New indoor energy storage testbed at the CSIR to boost local solutions for sustainable energy storage

Belgium-South Africa collaboration helps pave the way for the renewable energy transition Pretoria – Today, His Majesty the King of the Belgians and South Africa’s Director-General of the Department of Science and Innovation, Dr Phil Mjwara visited a new indoor energy storage testbed at the Counc...
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CSIR-led research uncovers multidecadal trend of increasing iron stress in Southern Ocean phytoplankton

Multidecadal trend of increasing iron stress in Southern Ocean phytoplankton Research undertaken by a South African (Department of Science and Innovation-funded) climate science group at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has revealed an increase in iron stress in the phyto...
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