LookingAhead…

The damage to infrastructure and disruption of movement highlights the need for resilient transportation systems and effective disaster management strategies. Through more pragmatic planning and by investing in flood-resistant infrastructure and improving early warning mechanisms as already being done across the world and in Africa, countries can better prepare for and mitigate the impacts of flooding, ensuring that roads and transportation networks remain functional, and communities connected As always, the conversation continuesat esa@rdjpublishing.africa

Readings:

https://www researchgate net/publication/329131161 Resilient T ransport Systems to Reduce Urban Vulnerability to Floods in EmergingCoastal Cities A Case Study of Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam https://www.yencomad.com/melkasa-sodere-nureara-methehara/ https://documents1 worldbank org/curated/en/4109014682351672 51/pdf/PID-Print-P131118-10-21-2013-1382373228132 pdf https://www.kfw-entwicklungsbank.de/Globalcommitment/Subsahara-Africa/Mozambique/Project-informationUrban-development/ https://kenha.co.ke/wpcontent/uploads/2022/04/WB Kenya Climate Interim-Report pdf