Flood Adaptation & Resilience Guide

Disclaimer: This content is for example purposes only, created during the G20 DRR Hackathon by Team MapleByte. A full disclaimer is provided in the footer.

We’ve created a decision tree that helps you prepare for, respond to, and recover from flood risks.

• Government-led Flood Decision Tree:

You can learn more about each step in the Flood Adaptation & Resilience guide or by selecting a topic below.

• Is the flood risk imminent?
• Identify areas at risk
• Can an early warning system be established?
• Do residents have cell phones?
• Utilize emoji or images to warn of danger
• Peer to peer phone network, mesh networks, upgraded cell towers
• Utilize bells/alarms with powergrid
• Safe rallying point for evacuees
• Inform citizens of safe locations
• Collaborate with NGOs and Private sector to fortify reception area
• Improve informal settlements
• Floodwalls
• Programs that pay residents to clear debris regularly
• Improve water and power services
• Pool resources
• Micro-financing
• Share knowledge on risks
• Nature-Based Solutions (NBS)
• Repurpose land for flood mitigation and adaptation
• Advocate for and volunteer in NBS projects

Improving Resilience through Community-led Actions

You can also encourage informal settlement communities to improve their resilience by helping them adopt a decision tree:

• Community-led Decision Tree:

• View all decision trees in Draw.io format

Learn more

• View the official South African government Floods response