What is it about?
This paper describes the process and data that the City of Cape Town government used to prepare for Day Zero during the 1:600 year drought in 2017-2018. It covers data sources, management protocols, timelines of events and the detailed context of the drought and Day Zero.
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Why is it important?
It is the first time this work has been made public in order to share the lessons learnt with other city governments and decision-makers facing water crises. It shows how much was done behind the scenes and how this work benefitted the COVID-19 response in 2020.
Perspectives
There have been many articles written about Cape Town's Day Zero water crisis. This paper benefits from co-authors who were at the centre of the City's response to the drought and have unique knowledge and insight. It therefore provides a valuable resource for many others working on disaster response, both in academia and government.
Dr Megan Cole
University of Cape Town
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This page is a summary of: Managing city-scale slow-onset disasters: Learning from Cape Town's 2015–2018 drought disaster planning, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, September 2021, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102459.
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