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 […]
Transforming the Msimbazi from a Liability to an Opportunity
DAR ES SALAAM, August 12, 2019 – The Msimbazi Valley is a vast green space in the center of Dar es Salaam – Tanzania’s commercial hub city that houses 27% of the city’s population. Historically, the river served as an important water source, and the fertile floodplain provided prime land for agriculture and animal grazing. […]
Animation for Flood Risk Communication Campaign in Dar es Salaam
In April 2018, a “single flood event affected between 900,000 and 1.7 million people. Flooding is one of the most common disasters in Tanzania that affect various regions across the country every rainy season. Apart from causing damage to infrastructure, people’s properties, the environment, and the economy, flood causes human impacts, particularly injuries and deaths. […]
Emergency Management Information System (EMIS)
