New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Summary Tanzania is taking significant steps to combat climate change impacts, particularly in flood-prone areas like Dar es Salaam.

The Msimbazi Basin Development Project, funded by the World Bank, aims to transform vulnerable zones into climate-resilient urban parks, relocating residents to safer areas.

This initiative is part of broader national efforts to integrate climate adaptation into development plans.

In Jangwani, Dar es Salaam, an impoverished neighbourhood where the Msimbazi River snakes through crowded shacks and tangled mangroves, heavy rains routinely trigger floods and mass displacement.

Jangwani resident Teresia Katimba shuddered with horror on revisiting the events of a humid night when the swol...