Collaboration between WaRisCo and the Durban Coalition highlights the importance of integrating science with community-led initiatives. By combining flood modelling with local knowledge, the partnership aims to improve disaster preparedness, support safer settlements, and strengthen climate resilience in vulnerable communities.
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WaRisCo in Action: Achieving Impact through Science, Capacity Building and Stakeholder Engagement
WaRisCo is advancing climate-smart disaster risk management in South Africa through cutting-edge research, high-level conference contributions, and hands-on capacity building. Recent findings linking the 2022 Durban floods to climate change gained national attention, while intensive training programmes and stakeholder workshops strengthened regional modelling expertise and decision-making. With significant progress in climate and hydrological modelling and renewed engagement with government and community partners, WaRisCo continues to deliver impactful knowledge for a more resilient, water-secure future.
High Risk that Water Demand in Gauteng will Exceed Available Resources
The El Niño drought of 2015/16 prompted scientists to try and predict whether climate change could bring a drought so severe and long lasting that Gauteng could run out of water. An interview with the WaRisCo team.
WaRisCo Stakeholder Workshop Series: From Science to Practice
The WaRisCo stakeholder workshops are designed to establish relationships and refine the scope of the research. It is expected that the jointly developed research results of WaRisCo will have an increasing influence on the decision-making and policies of those involved.