The effect of communication at different stages in the drought highlights how critical information needs to be provided in a format and language that empowers people to act appropriately and collaboratively . Getting political decisions made in a timely fashion and with public support is a long-standing challenge for managers of urban water supplies . In Cape Town this was further challenged by dependence on a malfunctioning national department for water supply planning, poor coordination between the spheres of government-city, provincial and national governments-and poor collaboration between political representatives, technical experts and strategic managers . This highlights the need to strengthen partnerships and collaboration across sectors and scales
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