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1. Towards resilient cities: advancing sustainable urban drainage systems in Malawi amid climate change challenges
Sylvester Richard Chikabvumbwa, Faides Mwale, Jean Mtethiwa, Isaac Fandika, Chisomo Dan Kauma
Environment & Urbanization  vol: 38  issue: 1  first page: 184  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1177/09562478261423202

2. Urban marginality: Everyday practice of building resilience to flood in the informal Settlement of Dar es Salaam
Masood Ali Khan, Francis Dakyaga, Gilbert Chilinde, Dramani Juah M.-Buu File
GeoJournal  vol: 89  issue: 3  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1007/s10708-024-11117-3

3. Development of a Tool to Measure Resilience against Floods for Water Supply Systems in Tanzania
Lukuba N. Sweya, Suzanne Wilkinson, Joseph Mayunga, Aron Joseph, George Lugomela, John Victor
Journal of Management in Engineering  vol: 36  issue: 4  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000783

4. Using Sentinel-1 and Google Earth Engine cloud computing for detecting historical flood hazards in tropical urban regions: a case of Dar es Salaam
Biadgilgn Demissie, Sabine Vanhuysse, Tais Grippa, Charlotte Flasse, Eleonore Wolff
Geomatics, Natural Hazards and Risk  vol: 14  issue: 1  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/19475705.2023.2202296

5. Access to Improved Sanitation in Informal Settlements: The Case of Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania
Samson Elisha Kasala, Marco Mathias Burra, Tumpale Sakijege Mwankenja
Current Urban Studies  vol: 04  issue: 01  first page: 23  year: 2016  
doi: 10.4236/cus.2016.41003

6. Impact of extreme weather events on faecal sludge management based on standardized precipitation index in Dar es Salaam
Anna Mremi, Richard Kimwaga, Deogratias M. M. Mulungu, Fides Izdori
Scientific Reports  vol: 16  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-34683-z

7. Living and responding to flood disaster: perspectives from informal settlements in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Mariam Mbwana, Mirabel Andin Ntali, Yeluma Mary Ntali
Local Environment  vol: 31  issue: 3  first page: 236  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/13549839.2025.2506595

8. Wading out the storm: Exploring the effect of flooding on energy poverty amidst disaster management strategies in Dar es Salaam
Michael Adu Okyere, Felix Essel-Gaisey, Fawzia Muhammed Zuka, Aaron Kobina Christian, Isaac Kwamena Nunoo
Environmental Science & Policy  vol: 150  first page: 103578  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.envsci.2023.103578

9. Synergistic assessment of multi-scenario urban waterlogging through data-driven decoupling analysis in high-density urban areas: A case study in Shenzhen, China
Shiqi Zhou, Weiyi Jia, Mo Wang, Zhiyu Liu, Yuankai Wang, Zhiqiang Wu
Journal of Environmental Management  vol: 369  first page: 122330  year: 2024  
doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.122330

10. Untapped social protection pathways for flood resilience in informal settlements of Dar Es Salaam
Salua Haji Othman, Wilbard Kombe, Tatu Mtwangi Limbumba
Cogent Social Sciences  vol: 12  issue: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/23311886.2026.2687179

11. Analysis of Flooding Vulnerability in Informal Settlements Literature: Mapping and Research Agenda
Emem O. Anwana, Oluwatobi Mary Owojori
Social Sciences  vol: 12  issue: 1  first page: 40  year: 2023  
doi: 10.3390/socsci12010040

12. An analysis of the vulnerability of informal and formal households to disaster risks in the Rand West City region
Nomonde Madubula, Elize van Eeden
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies  vol: 16  issue: 1  year: 2024  
doi: 10.4102/JAMBA.v16i1.1589

13. Peripheral feminisms: women’s activism and struggle in Dar es Salaam’s fast changing self-built territories
Priscila Izar
Gender, Place & Culture  vol: 33  issue: 4  first page: 477  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/0966369X.2025.2573353

14. Multi-Metric Flood Hazard Characterization Using Daily Rainfall Runoff Dynamics: A Comparative Analysis of Rufiji and Mirongo Catchments, Tanzania
Neema Simon Sumari, Theofrida J. Maginga
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information  vol: 15  issue: 6  first page: 268  year: 2026  
doi: 10.3390/ijgi15060268

15. Mapping the vanishing and transformation of urban villages in China
Wenyu Zhang, Yao Tong, Yiqiu Liu, Rui Cao
Sustainable Cities and Society  vol: 135  first page: 106970  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106970

16. Cities and floods: A pragmatic insight into the determinants of households’ coping strategies to floods in informal Accra, Ghana
Kwaku Owusu Twum, Mohammed Abubakari
Jàmbá Journal of Disaster Risk Studies  vol: 11  issue: 1  year: 2019  
doi: 10.4102/jamba.v11i1.608

17. Rapid flood risk assessment of informal urban settlements in Maputo, Mozambique: The case of Maxaquene A
Dua Zehra, Sandile Mbatha, Luiza C. Campos, Antonio Queface, Antonio Beleza, Clemence Cavoli, Kamalasudhan Achuthan, Priti Parikh
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction  vol: 40  first page: 101270  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101270

18. Health vulnerability to flood-induced risks of households in flood-prone informal settlements in the Coastal City of Mombasa, Kenya
Fredrick Okoth Okaka, Beneah D. O. Odhiambo
Natural Hazards  vol: 99  issue: 2  first page: 1007  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1007/s11069-019-03792-0

19. Urban flooding as a biohazard risk: A call to address environmental and health inequities in tropical cities
Marco Coral-Almeida, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Jorge Vasconez-Gonzalez, Victoria J. Brookes
PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases  vol: 20  issue: 2  first page: e0013981  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013981

20. Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Reduction into Housing Development in Keko Machungwa
Tumpale Sakijege
Journal of Environmental Protection  vol: 10  issue: 02  first page: 315  year: 2019  
doi: 10.4236/jep.2019.102018

21. Adaptable improved onsite wastewater treatment systems for urban settlements in developing countries
Jacob M. Kihila, Jonas G. Balengayabo, Alessi Daniel
Cogent Environmental Science  vol: 6  issue: 1  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1080/23311843.2020.1823633

22. Resilience to flood hazards: Awareness for the water supply infrastructure
Lukuba N. Sweya, Renatus P. Manoga, Joel Norbert
Water and Environment Journal  vol: 35  issue: 3  first page: 951  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1111/wej.12685

23. Governance Deficits in Dealing with the Plight of Dwellers of Hazardous Land: The Case of the Msimbazi River Valley in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Joseph Mukasa Lusugga Kironde
Current Urban Studies  vol: 04  issue: 03  first page: 303  year: 2016  
doi: 10.4236/cus.2016.43021

24. Flooding adaptation strategies in coastal informal settlements: a case study of Culvert Community, Freetown, Sierra Leone
Abdulai Turay, Eman Lasheen, Morgan L. Ruelle
Environmental Hazards  first page: 1  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/17477891.2026.2635773

25. Expanding protection motivation theory: The role of coping experience in flood risk adaptation intentions in informal settlements
Jerry Chati Tasantab, Thayaparan Gajendran, Kim Maund
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction  vol: 76  first page: 103020  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.103020

26. Whose land builds the city? Spatial politics and power dynamics in negotiating space for infrastructure during informal settlement regularization in Mbarali, Tanzania
Mussa S. Muhoja, Regina John Lyakurwa, Victoria Mwakalinga
Social Sciences & Humanities Open  vol: 13  first page: 102494  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.102494

27. Disproportionate flood exposure for slum populations of the Global South
Dan Li, Laixiang Sun, Kuishuang Feng, Ning Zhang, Yang Yu, Dandan Zhao, Yuyu Zhou
Nature Cities  vol: 2  issue: 7  first page: 626  year: 2025  
doi: 10.1038/s44284-025-00273-3

28. Everyday humanitarianism amongst Tanzanian elites: a new perspective on localisation
Peter Kragelund, Lisa Ann Richey, Consolata Sulley, Melkisedek Kaijage
Geoforum  vol: 175  first page: 104747  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2026.104747

29. Flooding in African cities, scales of causes, teleconnections, risks, vulnerability and impacts
Ian Douglas
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction  vol: 26  first page: 34  year: 2017  
doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2017.09.024

30. Indigenous coping and adaptation strategies to climate change of local communities in Tanzania: a review
Jacob M. Kihila
Climate and Development  vol: 10  issue: 5  first page: 406  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1080/17565529.2017.1318739

31. From Recipients to Co-Planners: Community Empowerment in Informal Settlement Regularization in Peri-Urban Areas of Tanzania
Mussa S. Muhoja
Human Ecology  vol: 54  issue: 2  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1007/s10745-026-00690-5

32. Urban expansion-flood damage nexus: Evidence from the Dosso Region, Niger
Maurizio Tiepolo, Andrea Galligari
Land Use Policy  vol: 108  first page: 105547  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105547

33. Disaster-Induced Resettlements: the Resilience Of Flood-Affected Households In Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Regina John
GEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY  vol: 15  issue: 3  first page: 88  year: 2022  
doi: 10.24057/2071-9388-2021-027

34. Community-level adaptation to minimize vulnerability and exploit opportunities in Kampala’s wetlands
John Bosco Isunju, Christopher Garimoi Orach, Jaco Kemp
Environment and Urbanization  vol: 28  issue: 2  first page: 475  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1177/0956247816647342

35. A Haddon matrix-based analysis of the anthropogenic drivers of floods in 10 Eastern African partner countries of the Belt and Road Initiative 1990–2021
Joseph Kimuli Balikuddembe, Baofeng Di, Jan D. Reinhardt, Zeng Wen
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction  vol: 92  first page: 103683  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103683

36. Strategies for coping and adapting to flooding and their determinants: A comparative study of cases from Namibia and Zambia
M.P. Mabuku, A. Senzanje, M. Mudhara, G.P.W. Jewitt, W.O. Mulwafu
Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, Parts A/B/C  vol: 111  first page: 20  year: 2019  
doi: 10.1016/j.pce.2018.12.009

37. Flash flood risk assessment and sanitation infrastructure vulnerability in unplanned urban areas: A GIS-based analysis of the Sinza River catchment, Dar es Salaam
Anna Stephen Mremi, Richard Kimwaga, Deogratias M.M. Mulungu, Fides J. Izdori
Environmental and Sustainability Indicators  vol: 30  first page: 101170  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.indic.2026.101170

38. Coping with and adapting to urban floods: experiences of flood community-dwelling households in Aboabo, Ghana
Andrews Ofosu, Kabila Abass, Harrison Kwabena Owusu, Razak M. Gyasi
Urban Water Journal  vol: 20  issue: 2  first page: 235  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/1573062X.2022.2156890

39. Topographic mapping of the interfaces between human and aquatic mosquito habitats to enable barrier targeting of interventions against malaria vectors
Victoria M. Mwakalinga, Benn K. D. Sartorius, Alex J. Limwagu, Yeromin P. Mlacha, Daniel F. Msellemu, Prosper P. Chaki, Nicodem J. Govella, Maureen Coetzee, Stefan Dongus, Gerry F. Killeen
Royal Society Open Science  vol: 5  issue: 5  first page: 161055  year: 2018  
doi: 10.1098/rsos.161055

40. The cost of urbanization: Exploring the decline of ecosystem services in growing cities
Neema Simon Sumari, Fanan Ujoh, Camillius Sanga
Urban Transitions  vol: 6  first page: 100043  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1016/j.ubtr.2026.100043

41. Contested causes of flooding in poor urban areas in Accra, Ghana: an actor-oriented perspective
Emmanuel Abeka, Felix A. Asante, Wolfram Laube, Samuel N. A. Codjoe
Environment, Development and Sustainability  vol: 22  issue: 4  first page: 3033  year: 2020  
doi: 10.1007/s10668-019-00333-4

42. A gendered perspective on climate change and flood risks in urban informal spaces: a case study of Kibera informal settlement
Maria M. Mugeni, Elizabeth Edna Wangui
Gender, Place & Culture  vol: 33  issue: 6  first page: 775  year: 2026  
doi: 10.1080/0966369X.2025.2597796

43. Brutal presence or convenient absence: The role of the state in the politics of flooding in informal Accra, Ghana
Clifford Amoako
Geoforum  vol: 77  first page: 5  year: 2016  
doi: 10.1016/j.geoforum.2016.10.003

44. Nexus between flooding impacts and coping strategies in Nairobi’s settlements
Martin Ochieng Owuor, Donald Anthony Mwiturubani
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction  vol: 64  first page: 102480  year: 2021  
doi: 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102480

45. Precipitation Nowcasting in Dar es Salaam: Comparative Analysis of LSTM and Bidirectional LSTM for Enhancing Early Warning Systems
Innocent J. Junior, Jacqueline Benjamin Tukay, Abraham Okrah, Genesis Magara, Daniel J. Masunga
Journal of Geoscience and Environment Protection  vol: 13  issue: 04  first page: 327  year: 2025  
doi: 10.4236/gep.2025.134018

46. Perceived differential vulnerability and climate change-related hazards in informal settlements in Accra, Ghana: re-thinking vulnerability to climate change in urban areas
Ishmael Adams, S. Ghosh, G. Runeson
Local Environment  vol: 28  issue: 4  first page: 433  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1080/13549839.2022.2155938

47. Climate change and health in informal settlements: a narrative review of the health impacts of extreme weather events
Emma Hambrecht, Rachel Tolhurst, Lana Whittaker
Environment and Urbanization  vol: 34  issue: 1  first page: 122  year: 2022  
doi: 10.1177/09562478221083896

48. Going beyond generalisation: perspective on the persistence of urban floods in Dar es Salaam
Tumpale Sakijege, Francis Dakyaga
Natural Hazards  vol: 115  issue: 3  first page: 1909  year: 2023  
doi: 10.1007/s11069-022-05645-9