Strengthening Institutions
Strengthening institutions for resilient urban development
This component focuses on governance reforms, strengthening new and existing institutions, building capacity, and facilitating coordination for the management of the Msimbazi River Basin, including the investments and assets created under the project, the surrounding urban area, and the watershed.
Institutional strengthening will:
- Establish an institutional structure to manage the Msimbazi Special Planning Area (MSPA) including land use and real estate development
- Support a multi-agency and stakeholder approach to manage the flooding and erosion and broader sustainability of the Msimbazi River Basin.
- Institutional strengthening of the Dar es Salaam Local Authorities to support service delivery, urban planning, and development controls, in support of their associated roles in the Msimbazi Special Planning Area, surrounding urban areas, and watershed
MSPA Institutional Strengthening
This will support the formation of the institutional arrangements and management plans for the Msimbazi Special Planning Area (MSPA) and executing the land use planning, real estate transactions, city park, and future development. Specifically, it will provide advisory support and analytics for the
(a) Establishment of institutional structure, management plan, and financing for the management of the MSPA;
(b) Development of land use plan(s) for the MSPA;
(c) Preparation and transaction of real estate development (e.g. cadastral surveys, deed plans, land titles, and development control enforcement; bidding and sale contract development; and transaction services).
Msimbazi River Basin Management Institutional Strengthening
This subcomponent will support a multi-agency and stakeholder approach to manage the flooding and erosion and broader sustainability of the Msimbazi River Basin. Specifically, it will include:
(a) Strengthening infrastructure design to support flood and erosion control in the Msimbazi River Basin;
(b)Enhancing enforcement of water quality regulations through pollution inventories, regular monitoring, industry audits, identifying options for controlling pollution, and capacity building for long term monitoring;
(c) Development of a watershed management plan;
(d) Strengthening arrangements for operation of dredging and sediment management;
(e) Development of emergency contingency plans for lower MSPA;
(f) Monitoring of mangroves and
(g) Purchase and installation of hydro metrological and river flow monitoring equipment.
Local Government Authorities Institutional Strengthening
This subcomponent will provide institutional strengthening of the Dar es Salaam Local Authorities to support service delivery, urban planning and development controls, in support of their associated roles in the Msimbazi Special Planning Area, surrounding urban areas and watershed.
Specifically, this subcomponent will:
(a) Provide training, and technical assistance for monitoring and development of procedures and processes for enforcement of development controls;
(b) Provide technical assistance for the development of an upgrading plan for existing communities in lower MSPA; and,
(c) Provide technical assistance for improved management of solid waste services.
The expected outcomes
