Multi-actor flood governance in Cape Town's informal settlements unpacking the barriers to collaborative governance

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2014

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ICLEI

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This conference paper suggests that unclear roles and responsibilities, lack of monitoring mechanisms, unclear definitions of flooding, and lack of human resources are significant barriers to collaborative flood governance in Cape Town. It draws on qualitative data collected in Cape Town as part of a broader research project to understand how floods are managed in the city’s high flood-risk informal settlements. Although cooperation to prevent disaster is the ideal– in practice it is difficult to achieve between multiple actors with diverse interests and capacities. This research formed part of the broader Flooding in Cape Town under Climate Risk (FliCCR) project.

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Meeting: 5th Global Forum on Urban Resilience & Adaptation, Bonn, Germany, 29-31 May 2014

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DISASTER PREVENTION, INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS, GOVERNANCE, FLOODS, DECISION MAKING, SOUTH AFRICA, CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNITY POWER, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH OF SAHARA, RESILIENCE

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53877

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Coastal Vulnerability / Vulnérabilité des communautés côtières
Research Results (CCW) / Résultats de recherches (CCE)
Sub-Saharan Africa / Afrique subsaharienne
Urban and Peri-urban Water and Sanitation / Eau et assainissement urbain et péri-urbain