Drought disaster management: lessons from the Western Cape
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The extreme drought that affected Cape Town in 2016���18 was unprecedented for a major metropolitan region in South Africa. Ameliorative interventions by the national, provincial and municipal governments were comprehensive, if somewhat controversial and uncoordinated. Policy lessons and implications for future drought events emerged from a Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) survey, conducted to elucidate lifestyle changes and water conservation methodologies adopted by Western Cape households, businesses and organisations. Several policy implications emerge in respect of education and awareness creation, investment in water infrastructure, cooperative governance and communicational clarity in managing a drought disaster.
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DOI: 10.14749/28650191
Author: Human Sciences Research Council
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Climate action
Open Access status: green
Funder: Human Sciences Research Council
OpenAlex ID: W6905217174
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