This paper focuses on the problem of recycling water, against a backdrop of restricted financial investment. The current status and history of water quality in Harare (Zimbabwe) and its environment, in relation to the very rapid increase in urbanization, industrialization and urban cultivation for food production, are reviewed. Possible options for future development of sufficient supplies of clean water are then discussed. It is suggested that major investments will be required to avoid critical water shortages, or massive pollution events.
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