On April 12, 2019, CityLab published attorney Christian Alexander’s story discussing the key reasons why the City of Cape Town, South Africa survived a historic drought and the worst potential municipal water crisis in modern history last year.  Parsing municipal policies, technical fixes, and public outreach strategies, the article provides insights for other cities facing increasing risk of severe weather events in an era of climate change.

Kaplan Kirsch & Rockwell advises local governments, nonprofit organizations, and other parties on critical issues in federal, state, and local climate policy.  Our attorneys understand the need for strong public action to mitigate climate change and its adverse effects, and we have experience crafting innovative policy approaches to address this necessity.