Report on flooding in the informal settlement, ‘The Graveyard Pond’, Philippi, Cape Town, 2010 - 2011
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2011
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University of Cape Town, Cape Town, ZA
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The paper illustrates the effects of flooding with photos and excerpts from community participant interviews. The research aim is to provide data and a descriptive understanding of the flooding in one particular settlement that is badly affected: Graveyard Pond in the industrial area of Philippi, Cape Town. Graveyard Pond is one of the approximately 350 informal settlements in Cape Town. When it rains, in addition to water rising from below, the drains that are in the middle of the settlement overflow and seriously flood the area.
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SOUTH AFRICA, FLOODS, CLIMATE DATA, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER AND SANITATION, ADAPTATION, CAPE TOWN, FLOOD CONTROL, COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH, SOUTH OF SAHARA, HOUSING CONDITIONS, URBAN POOR
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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Coastal Vulnerability / Vulnérabilité des communautés côtières
Disaster Risk Reduction / Réduction des risques de catastrophes
Research Results (CCW) / Résultats de recherches (CCE)
Sub-Saharan Africa / Afrique subsaharienne
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Coastal Vulnerability / Vulnérabilité des communautés côtières
Disaster Risk Reduction / Réduction des risques de catastrophes
Research Results (CCW) / Résultats de recherches (CCE)
Sub-Saharan Africa / Afrique subsaharienne