Wading Out the Storm: The Role of Poverty in Exposure, Vulnerability and Resilience to Floods in Dar Es Salaam (English)

Dar es Salaam is frequently affected by severe flooding causing destruction and impeding daily life of its 4.5 million inhabitants. The focus of this paper is on the role of poverty in the impact of floods on households, focusing on both direct (damage to or loss of assets or property) and indirect (losses involving health, infrastructure, labor, and education) impacts using household survey data. Poorer households are more likely to be affected by...

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Erman,Alvina Elisabeth;

Tariverdi,Mersedeh;

Obolensky,Marguerite Anne Beatrice;

Chen,Xiaomeng;

Vincent,Rose Camille;

Malgioglio,Silvia;

Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik;

Hallegatte,Stephane;

Yoshida,Nobuo;
Document Date
2019/08/12
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8976
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Tanzania,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2019/08/12
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Wading Out the Storm: The Role of Poverty in Exposure, Vulnerability and Resilience to Floods in Dar Es Salaam
Keywords
flood

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Erman,Alvina Elisabeth; Tariverdi,Mersedeh; Obolensky,Marguerite Anne Beatrice; Chen,Xiaomeng; Vincent,Rose Camille; Malgioglio,Silvia; Maruyama Rentschler,Jun Erik; Hallegatte,Stephane; Yoshida,Nobuo.

Wading Out the Storm: The Role of Poverty in Exposure, Vulnerability and Resilience to Floods in Dar Es Salaam (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8976 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/788241565625141093

Wading Out the Storm: The Role of Poverty in Exposure, Vulnerability and Resilience to Floods in Dar Es Salaam (English)

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