Drivdal, Laura2014-08-072014-08-072013Drivdal, L. (2013). Flooding in Cape Town's informal settlements: Collaborative capacity, community leadership and the conditions for settlements to move towards adaptation. South African Geographical Journalhttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/53004Residents of informal settlements are particularly vulnerable to environmental hazards, as they lack proper infrastructure and homes are often built with inferior materials. This paper discusses how micro-political dynamics affect action necessary to mitigate flooding, by comparing three flood-prone informal settlements in Cape Town. Collaboration and cross-scale interaction (interaction between communities and local governments) is never simple, as it relates to governance and political dynamics. Factors that impact on the collaborative capacity of informal settlements are: location of the settlement, external connections and networks, and internal consolidation. How these intertwine and combine in different places matters for effective collaborative action.application/pdfenFLOODINGINFORMAL SETTLEMENTSVULNERABILITYCOLLABORATIVE CAPACITYCAPE TOWNFLOODSPHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURECLIMATE CHANGEVULNERABLE GROUPSADAPTATION TO CHANGEDISASTER MANAGEMENTSOUTH AFRICA--CAPE TOWNJournal Article (peer-reviewed)