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Climate Change & Flood Water Management (Karen King)

Designing flood-resilient cities in a warming South Africa. The effects of climate change and its impact on stormwater drains, corrugated pipe, sludge dewatering, coastal resilience, booms and litter collection. South Africa is already feeling the double punch of climate change: longer, harsher droughts and more frequent, more intense floods. What used to be a “one-in-100-year” storm is now showing up more like once every 30 years – overwhelming stormwater systems, washing away homes and exposing just how vulnerable our communities really are. Learn More: https://www.safripol.com/safripol-sol... In this episode of the Safripol Water Engagement Forums, Michael Avery sits down with Karen King, a consulting engineer and climate risk specialist, to unpack what climate change really means for flood water management in South Africa. From the hazard–exposure–vulnerability model and collapsing stormwater drains, to nature-based solutions, litter booms, plastics, insurance risk and the role of business and citizens, they explore how we can adapt our cities and towns for a future of more extreme rainfall. If you care about climate resilience, municipal infrastructure, coastal ecosystems, insurance risk and the future of South Africa’s most vulnerable communities, this conversation will sharpen how you think about every storm – and every litre of water we waste or save. Chapters 00:00 – Climate reality: droughts, floods & a warming atmosphere 03:40 – Hazard, exposure & vulnerability: how engineers assess climate risk 06:30 – Municipal gaps: skills shortages, maintenance backlogs & failing stormwater drains 07:40 – One-in-100 becomes one-in-30: redesigning stormwater for extreme events 08:30 – Insurance, uninsurable regions & apartheid spatial legacies 12:50 – Resilient Cities: Mossel Bay’s low-cost housing & nature-based solutions 15:20 – Corrugated pipes, PVC, SUDS & keeping water on site 17:35 – Litter booms, plastics & the rise of (semi-)informal recycling 20:50 – Coastal vulnerability: KZN, Eastern Cape and ecosystems on the brink 24:10 – Tools & tech: SA Disaster Information Management System, apps & AI 27:40 – What households and businesses can do now: rainwater, greywater & beyond the fence line30:35 – The future of water: tariffs, valuing every kilolitre & why what we do next matters #watersecurity #southafrica #Safripol #futureofwater #climatechangeimpact #flooding #infrastructure #resilience