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“Given Dar es Salaam’s flat topography and limited drainage network, nearly every rainy season brings flooding and the area near the lower Msimbazi river is most affected. This has become increasingly severe over the past decade due to rapid and unplanned growth, which has led to higher flood intensity and more people moving to flood prone areas,” said John Morton, World Bank Senior Urban Specialist. “The project is designed to be resilient to this rapid urbanization and anticipated impacts of climate change through a flood prevention approach that reduces the impacts on mobility, property, health, livelihoods, and economic development.”
The new project, whose development objective is to strengthen flood resilience and integrated urban development in the economically important and flood prone area of the Msimbazi River basin, will consist of five components: (1) the Msimbazi river basin development infrastructure; (2) preventative resettlement; (3) strengthening institutions for resilient urban development; (4) project management; and (5) contingent emergency response. It will be co-financed through a $30 million credit from the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation and a €30 million grant from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The project was conceptualized with grant support from the United Kingdom’s Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office, which supported baseline assessments and facilitated the stakeholder identification of the project interventions. The Nordic Development Fund and the Government of Japan’s Quality Infrastructure Investment partnership and Tokyo Development Learning Center contributed knowledge and technical advice on green infrastructure.
The project also builds on the World Bank’s nearly two decades of engagement in urban development in Dar es Salaam, including the Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project, which will close in December 2022.
“Public spaces and green areas are scarce with only 2% of Dar es Salaam classified as public green space and as little as 0.1% classified as park. While much of the project area in the lower Msimbazi valley is open space, the quality of the green space, wetland, forests, and riverbanks has been degraded due to urban pressure, deforestation, and waste dumping. Through the project, the people of Dar es Salaam will also benefit from the city’s first major urban park,” said Allen Natai, World Bank Senior Transport Specialist.