Currently 70% of the infrastructure in Dar es Salaam is unplanned, meaning that structures are often built in flood areas and are not adequately built to cope with high waters. Often, even unplanned buildings that are relatively ‘safe’ from flooding have huge consequences on the surrounding area; improper planning has led to an increase of compact soil, which has low absorption rates to help disperse water during floods. Ramani Huria is a project lead by HOT, with the aim to produce maps with the main intention of improving flood resilience planning and raising… Read more
Kwa sasa asilimia 70 ya miundombinu Dar es Salaam haijapangwa, maana yake ni kwamba miundo mara nyingi hujengwa katika maeneo ya mafuriko na haijatengenezwa kwa kutosha ili kukabiliana na maji mengi. Mara nyingi, hata majengo yasiyopangwa yaliyo ‘salama’ na mafuriko yana athari kubwa juu ya eneo jirani; Mpango usiofaa umesababisha ongezeko la udongo mgumu (Compact soil), ambao una viwango vya chini vya kunyonya maji ili kuzuia kusambaza maji wakati wa mafuriko. Ramani Huria ni mradi unaofanywa na HOT, kwa lengo la kuzalisha ramani kwa nia kuu ya kuboresha mipango ya ustawi wa mafuriko… Read more