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Towards a water secure future: reflections on Cape Town’s Day Zero crisis

Lina TaingEnvironmental Engineering & Water Technology, IHE Delft (formerly UNESCO-IHE), Delft, The Netherlands;Water and Health, United Nations University Institute of Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH), Hamilton, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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C. C. ChangCivil Engineering, Aurecon, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
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S. PanCommunity Reconstruction, Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, New York, NY, USAView further author information
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N. P. ArmitageCivil Engineering, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South AfricaView further author information
Pages 530-536 | Received 24 Oct 2018, Accepted 09 Sep 2019, Published online: 24 Oct 2019

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