TURP Closing Workshop
*This event is by invitation only. The World Bank, in partnership with the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), has been supporting the Government of Tanzania in its endeavor to increase resilience to climate and disaster risk since 2016 through the Tanzania Urban Resilience Program (TURP). During its implementation, TURP has pioneered innovative […]
Learning For Resilience: Bolstering Emergency Preparedness And Response In Tanzania
Affecting an average of 150,000 people every year in Tanzania, flooding is, by far, the most devastating of any natural hazard in the country. The Kilosa district in the Morogoro region has been especially hit hard over the past decade. In 2016 alone,14,000 households were displaced by flash floods. That came on the heels of […]
The Art of Resilience
In 2018, local artists were challenged by the TURP to engage in the “art of resilience” using creativity to envision a Dar es Salaam that is resilient to climate and disaster risk. “As agents of cultural shift, art and artists raise the alarm; they raise consciousness; and they raise spirits. They bring us to our […]
URTZ 2019 – Creating Resilience Through Different Art Media
In 2018, the world’s cities generated more than two billion tons of solid waste. For developed cities with effective waste management systems in place, this is an easy statistic to ignore. Once the trash is binned, it is quickly forgotten – and users can rest assured that it will make its way to an appropriate […]
URTZ 2019
Tanzania is experiencing rapid and unplanned urbanization, contributing to an increase in economic and social vulnerability to climate related risk. In 2016, the Tanzania Urban Resilience Programme was established to mitigate this risk through coordinated and strategic action. Led by the Government of Tanzania – with implementation support from the World Bank and funding from […]