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Building city resilience: Data lessons from Cape Town

Video 4 Feb 2020 Cities and Cities that Work

Hugh Cole (Director of Policy and Strategy, City of Cape Town) discusses how the city used innovative techniques to respond to a crisis in water supplies.

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Hugh Cole

Director of Policy and Strategy and Chief Data Officer, City of Cape Town

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