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Disaster Preparedness
Climate change is increasing the occurrence and severity of natural disasters, requiring that cities prepare themselves for such events through a combination of infrastructure and spatial planning interventions. Unplanned settlements face the risk of fire, and certain geographic locations require infrastructure to protect themselves from erosion, flooding and other risks.
Greater Cape Town Water Fund
Removing alien invasive plants to increase water supply, reduce wildfire severity and conserve native vegetation
Mangroves Together project
Restoring degraded mangrove areas through community engagement
#FreetownTheTreeTown Campaign
Activating innovative financing models for nature-based solutions
Sadzi Hill reforestation project
Rehabilitating urban forests to prevent erosion
GDA Sidi Amor peri-urban park
Rehabilitating a degraded landscape for socio-economic and cultural development
Shinyanga Soil Conservation Programme (HASHI)
Re-introducing traditional land management practices to reduce disaster risk
Koungoba Market Rainwater Drainage
Building rainwater drainage infrastructure for a communal market
Lumkani fire detectors
Detecting fires in informal settlements
Transformative Riverine Management Programme
Collaborating with communities to clean urban waterways
