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| Scientific Infrastructure

The CSIR is developing porous materials-based hydrogen storage technologies and high- pressure composite cylinders for lightweight applications.

| Projects
Project Status: 
Completed

The Malawi Roads Authority appointed the CSIR to conduct an independent investigation into the causes of premature road surface disintegration on the M1 road between Karonga and Songwe.

| News
Date: 
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 - 08:45

IAH Worldwide Groundwater Congress

| Media Release
Date: 
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 00:00

Scientists may only be able to answer the really interesting questions about biodiversity and human society - such as what fraction of grasslands need to be protected if we are to secure water supplies- if and when they can standardise the observation of changes in biodiversity on a global scale.

| Media Release
Date: 
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 - 00:00

The 2nd edition of the Climate Risk and Vulnerability handbook was launched on 5 October at the CSIR 6th Biennial Conference in Pretoria. Highlighting the costs of weather-related disasters between 1980 and 2015 in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), this latest rendition of the critically acclaimed handbook points out that the costs of damages amounted to 10 billion USD, affecting millions of people.

| News
Date: 
Monday, June 3, 2019 - 00:00

Some of the most common household products, including sunscreens, hair relaxers, lotions and cleaning detergents, contain engineered nanomaterial ingredients that, when released into the environment, have the potential to cause nanopollution, warn studies by local environmental and nanotechnology scientists.

| Projects
Project Status: 
Completed

The exceptional biodiversity and high endemism in South Africa is matched by the country’s high cultural diversity and its need for sustainable development.

| Research groups

Climate services research group contributes to holistic climate change research at the CSIR.

| Scientific Infrastructure

The CSIR develops and customises laser-based technologies to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of numerous industry players.

| News
Date: 
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 00:00

The CSIR is using its expertise and technologies to help understand how environmental issues affect security, access to resources and development in Africa. The organisation has partnered with universities and governments across Africa, as well as the U.S. Africa Command, which is responsible for the U.S. government’s interaction with Africa on various issues, including humanitarian aid, military support and environmental needs.