Floods and Their Impacts on Firms : Evidence from Tanzania (English)

This study explores how businesses in Tanzania are impacted by floods, and which strategies they use to cope and adapt. These insights are based on firm survey data collected in 2018 using a tailored questionnaire, covering a sample of more than 800 firms. To assess the impact of disasters on businesses, the study considers direct damages and indirect effects through infrastructure systems, supply chains, and workers. While direct on-site damages...

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Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik;

Kim,Ella Jisun;

Thies,Stephan Fabian;

De Vries Robbe,Sophie Anne;

Erman,Alvina Elisabeth;

Hallegatte,Stephane;
Document Date
2021/09/13
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS9774
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Tanzania,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2021/09/13
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Floods and Their Impacts on Firms : Evidence from Tanzania
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Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik; Kim,Ella Jisun; Thies,Stephan Fabian; De Vries Robbe,Sophie Anne; Erman,Alvina Elisabeth; Hallegatte,Stephane.

Floods and Their Impacts on Firms : Evidence from Tanzania (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 9774 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/481961631557620454

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