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The CSIR is a multidisciplinary organisation with a vast range of science, engineering and technology competences, rooted in the minds of its qualified, experienced and renowned experts. The organisation’s range of expertise include broad fields of science such as mathematics; computer and information science; applied sciences such as urban and town planning; physical sciences; chemical sciences; earth and related environmental science; and biological sciences.
It also includes engineering and technological fields such as civil engineering; architecture; mechatronics; microsystems such as microfluidics; systems engineering; mining engineering; electrical and electronic engineering; mechanical engineering; chemical engineering; materials engineering; industrial engineering; and nanotechnology. The organisation also has expertise in health and medical sciences. In the agricultural sciences, expertise includes agricultural ecology, molecular diagnostics and agroprocessing. Expertise rooted in social sciences includes resource economics.
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Water governance refers to the political, social, economic and administrative systems in place that influence water's use and management.
CSIR competences in water management include specialised knowledge and expertise in wetland restoration. Wetlands are South Africa’s most valuable ecological infrastructure.
While centralised methods of wastewater and sludge treatment technologies have improved the sanitation services provided to humanity, it has brought about a shared responsibility in terms of ensuri
Meta-analysis is a research method that is either part of a systematic review or a stand-alone investigation of an issue or phenomenon.