Drought disaster management: lessons from the Western Cape

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dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-17T13:08:36Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-17T13:08:36Z
dc.date.issued	2020-03-26	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15202
dc.description	HSRC Policy Brief, March	en
dc.description.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.	en
dc.format.medium	Print	en
dc.subject	DISASTER RELIEF	en
dc.subject	WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE	en
dc.subject	DROUGHTS	en
dc.subject	GOVERNANCE	en
dc.subject	DISASTERS	en
dc.title	Drought disaster management: lessons from the Western Cape	en
dc.type	Policy briefs	en
dc.ProjectNumber	ZRACAA	en
dc.BudgetYear	2019/20	en
dc.ResearchGroup	Research Use and Impact Assessment	en
dc.ArchiveNumber	11254	en
dc.URL	http://ktree.hsrc.ac.za/doc_read_all.php?docid=22494	en
dc.outputnumber	10388	en
dc.bibliographictitle	Rule, S., Parker, S., Lunga, W. & Majikijela, Y. (2020) Drought disaster management: lessons from the Western Cape. (HSRC Policy Brief, March). http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/15202	en
dc.publicationyear	2020	en
dc.contributor.author1	Rule, S.	en
dc.contributor.author2	Parker, S.	en
dc.contributor.author3	Lunga, W.	en
dc.contributor.author4	Majikijela, Y.	en