Influence of governance and institutional structures on flood management and control in Kilosa district, Tanzania

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dc.creatorRingo, Japhet
dc.date2021-05-21T04:59:01Z
dc.date2021-05-21T04:59:01Z
dc.date2018
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-20T12:01:04Z
dc.date.available2022-10-20T12:01:04Z
dc.descriptionAbstract. Full text article available at http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.8.4.2018.p7635
dc.descriptionMany people lose their lives each year due to disasters in Tanzania, with a vast property damage. When compared to others, floods are the number one damaging economics and causing loss of lives. The Mkondoa River is one of the biggest rivers which causes floods in Kilosa District. This article, has explored the influence of governance and/or institutional structures on the management and control of floods, in the four villages adjacent to Mkondoa River in Kilosa District. The fundamental argument of the article is that, the existing governance and institutional structures are insufficient in terms of providing structural and non-structural measures before, during and after floods. This is mainly because of the top-down decision making set up, inadequate funding, lack of disaster experts, and the delay of reliefs to flood victims. The article also identifies that, these problems were in place due to economic, political, environmental, and social settings. It is concluded that, efforts are needed to strengthen the performance of governance and/or institutional structures particularly in creating a network of flood management actors, which the responsible institutions should involve the community accordingly, in the processes of managing and controlling floods.
dc.identifierRingo, J. (2018). Influence of governance and institutional structures on flood management and control in Kilosa district, Tanzania. International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 8(4), 257-265.
dc.identifier2250-3153
dc.identifierDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.29322/IJSRP.8.4.2018.p7635
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3165
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3165
dc.languageen
dc.publisherIJSRP INC.
dc.subjectInstitutional structures
dc.subjectGovernance structures
dc.subjectFlood management
dc.subjectKilosa
dc.subjectMkondoa river
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectFlood control
dc.titleInfluence of governance and institutional structures on flood management and control in Kilosa district, Tanzania
dc.typeArticle

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