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The area has been in the grip of a drought for years.

The swimming pools, well-watered gardens and clean cars of the rich are driving water crises in cities at least as much as the climate emergency or population growth, according to an analysis.

Rich elites are fuelling a crisis by using huge amounts of limited water resources on things like their private swimming pools, a new study has revealed

​​​​​​A study of Cape Town’s water consumption has found that rich households use drinking water for swimming pools

Your taps could run dry soon and you have the rich to blame. Shedding a light on social inequalities, a recent study highlighted that while the poor use the majority of their water for basic needs like drinking, washing, and cooking, the rich use excessive water for personal pleasure – filling up swimming pools, watering gardens

Wealthy households use more than half the city’s water, say authors of article published in leading scientific journal

As the world’s water supply becomes more threatened, the wealthiest people are exacerbating the crisis through non-essential uses while the poor are the first to lose access to water.

Cape Town’s elite and upper-middle classes, who make up fewer than 15% of households, account for 51.4% of all water consumption in the city.

The wealthy are driving water crises in cities across the world, new research shows.