Msimbazi Basin Development Project

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The development objective of the Msimbazi Basin Development Project for Tanzania is to strengthen flood resilience and integrated urban development in an economically important and flood prone area of the Msimbazi river basin in Dar es Salaam. The project comprises of five components. The first component, Msimbazi river basin development infrastructure provides an integrated, long-term solution to substantially reduce the impacts of floods in the lower Msimbazi river basin that will improve hydraulic capacity of the river, provide an area for flood water detention, build resiliency of key transport infrastructure, regenerate valuable land assets to control encroachment in flood prone areas and allow for public recreation and urban development, and reduce degradation of the Msimbazi watershed. It consists of following sub-components: (i) flood control interventions; (ii) resilient transport infrastructure; (iii) msimbazi city park and redevelopment area; and (iv) watershed management through greening, erosion control, and litter management. The second component, preventative resettlement will finance, the preventive resettlement of low-income flood-prone communities in the lower Msimbazi river basin and project-related displaced persons in compliance with the World Bank environmental and social framework (ESF). It consists of following sub-components: (i) resettlement compensation; and (ii) livelihood restoration. The third component, strengthening institutions for resilient urban development focuses on governance reforms, strengthening new and existing institutions, building capacity, and facilitating coordination for management of the Msimbazi river basin, including the investments and assets created under the project, the surrounding urban area, and the watershed. It consists of following sub-components: (i) Msimbazi special planning area (MSPA) institutional strengthening; (ii) Msimbazi river basin management institutional strengthening; and (iii) local government authorities institutional strengthening. The fourth component, project management will finance the direct costs of management and operation of the project to ensure smooth delivery and compliance with World Bank policy and guidelines. The fifth component, contingent emergency response finance, inter alia provision of immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed. This component enables rapid response to eligible emergencies and disasters caused by natural and man-made events by providing contingent financing.