POLICY BRIEF | Urban resilience and local governance

Urban resilience can be defined as a holistic governance approach to tackle and plan for the upcoming multifaceted challenges which city governments are facing in regard to urbanisation in African cities. Resilience can be defined as the ability of a city and its institutional systems to survive, adapt and thrive despite short term shocks and long-term stressors that may destabilize the functioning of a city as well as its people (Resilient Cities Network, 2022). Here, it is especially relevant to plan in a sustainable and holistic approach and not in “silos” as is often the case. Visionary governance is needed, especially in African cities like Dar es Salaam.