NATURAL AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES Floods in Durban 2022 A multiplicative method drawing on levels, and a lack of alternative forms of Reference: these indicators was then used to livelihood, residing on slopes and flood Ngarava, S., Zhou, L., Mushunje, develop a Flood Vulnerability Index prone areas meant that communities A., Chaminuka, P. (2021). (FVI). were vulnerable economically and Vulnerability of Settlements to As a result of their research, the team environmentally. Floods in South Africa: A Focus found that, because of its topography, In April 2022, floods in Durban resulted on Port St Johns. In: Nhamo, Port St Johns was particularly in more than 300 people losing G., Chapungu, L. (eds) The vulnerable to the impact of floods. their lives and once again showed Increasing Risk of Floods and People living in informal settlements how vulnerable many South African Tornadoes in Southern Africa. were most likely to be physically and communities are to flooding and Sustainable Development socially vulnerable because of blocked affirmed the work of the UFH team, Goals Series. Springer, Cham. drainage systems, impermanent, which has now appeared as a chapter https://0-doi.org.wam. in a book published by international poorly designed and badly sealsac.za/10.1007/978-3-030- constructed shelters, a lack of storm publisher Springer. The chapter paves 74192-1_12 water infrastructure, overcrowding the way for more research of this and high levels of poverty. In rural nature if South Africa is to prepare settlements characterised by high itself for the future. levels of unemployment, low-income Research Report 2021/2022 | 16