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Heat and health: Dar es Salaam's informal settlements need help

In the coming decades, heat will become one of the most significant and visible impacts of climate change, particularly in Africa, where temperatures are expected to increase faster than the global average. Heat is linked to both increases in deaths and disease.

The Conversation · May 16, 2022

Dar es Salaam's bus rapid transit: why it's been a long, bumpy ride

Infrastructure projects are often subject to political aspirations. But when they are not realised as promised or their costs multiply over the years, the projects turn into public controversies. After a while, the aspirations, promises and controversies settle as the infrastructure system becomes an integral part of the environment and…

The Conversation · May 12, 2022

Tanzania: Displaced petty traders struggle with new market rules

Tanzania’s latest’s sweeping directives to remove petty traders from the streets is throttling their livelihoods.

Al Jazeera · Apr 6, 2022