Resilient Tanzania summit 18 - 19 FEBRUARY 2019 Dar Es Salaam

1. Environmental Assessments as per the Tanzania Urban Local Government Strengthening Programme Project Presenters: Eng. Rashid K. Mtamila and Ms. Agness A. Kishenyi Institution: PO-RALG-WBWG • Resilient Tanzania summit • 18-19FEBRUARY2019 • DarEs Salaam “Catalysingthe Benefits of Resilience and a National Resilience Program”

2. Structure of Presentation • Introduction • Some of the Common Disturbances in LGAs • Solutions by PO-RALG • Solutions Under ULGSP • Results Achieved • Environmental Safeguards Under ULGSP • Challenges • Way Forward

3. 1. Introduction • President's Office Regional Administration and Local Government among others is responsible to overlook all Local Governments in the Country that includes- Regions, Cities, District Councils, Municipal Council and other lower level administrative entities • These entities are responsible to ensure communities are provided with social services as Government Policies etc

4. 2. Some of the Common Disturbance/Stress • Increased Population as a result of population growth and urban migration • Increased demand of Social Services such as roads, schools, hospitals • Increased solid and liquid waste hand in hand with poor management • Climate Change • Increased unplanned settlement • Traffic Congestion • Environmental degradation etc

5. 2………………..continued • However, the capacity of institutional systems in place and infrastructure adequacy have not kept pace with the rapid urbanization

6. 3. Solutions by PO-RALG • To avert such challenges, The GoT pursued support of various bilateral institutions such as JICA, WB, DANIDA etc to implement several Infrastructural and Institutional Capacity Building programs that include; • Urban Sector Rehabilitation Project (USRP) 1997 – 2004, • Local Government Support Project (LGSP) 2004 – 2012 • Tanzania Strategic Cities Project (TSCP), 2010-2020 • The Dar es Salaam Metropolitan Development Project (DMDP) and • The Urban Local Government Strengthening Program (ULGSP) 2013 – 2020.

7. 4. Solutions Under ULGSP( Urban Local Government Strengthening Programme) • PO-RALG overlooks the implementation of this programme in a coordinated unit referred as PO-RALG WBWG • The group has a team of experts that include engineers, procurement officers, Env’t&Social specialists, M&E, Urban Planners, Finance, Institution Strengthening, who work as a Project Coordinating Unit (PCU) mainly to support ULGAs • Each ULGA has a PIU of the same composition as PCU, that implements the project • This program is implemented in 18 ULGAs; TCs and MCs of Kibaha, Morogoro, Iringa, Njombe, Songea, Mpanda, Sumbawanga,Tabora,Shinyanga,Bukoba, Geita, Bariadi,Singida, Lindi, Moshi, Babati, Korogwe and Musoma. • One would classify the programme as an “Urban Resilience“as the Program Development Objective (PDO) is to improve institutional performance for urban service delivery in Local Government Authorities

8. 4………………..continued Key results of the program are; • Improved urban planning • Increased own source revenues (OSR) • Efficient fiduciary management • Improved Infrastructure • Strengthened accountability and oversight systems

9. 4………………..continued • It should be noted that funds for each ULGA among others depends on the population the ULGA is serving e.gMorogoro MC v/v Korogwe TC • ULGSP implementation is participatory and fully involves communities in the entire project cycle • ULGAs determine the activities as per their needs for achieving urban resilience

10. 4………………..continued • Some of the infrastructure projects that capture urban resilience that include income generating are bus terminals (e.gSingida, Mpanda, Korogwe), Markets, Arbatoirsetc • Others are roads to increase and improve access as well as reduce congestion and increase revenue (land value) • To capture climate change stand alone drains have been constructed • On Environmental degradation ULGSP has improved solid waste management, planted trees and design of infrastructure considered various environmental aspects such as erosion

11. 4………………..continued • Roads and other infrastructures under ULGSP ensure safety issues as well as sustainability; • E.g on safety roads consider furnitures such as signage, walkways, storm water drains etc • While on sustainability quality is achieved (asphalt concrete) therefore less maintenance and long lasting • Project selection also considers areas with large population/ serve more people (commuter bus terminals, roads etc)

12. 5. Results achieved so far • The program is implemented using a tool known as Performance for Results (PforR) whereby the participating ULGAs have been assessed in institutional capacity, accountability and oversight and performance before allocating funds in every year. • For the ongoing capacity – building activities, PO - RALG has managed to capacitate ULGAs by training, mentoring and coaching. Also, working tools have been procured and handed in to ULGAs to enhance capacity. • ULGSP ensures environmental and Social compliance through project implementation (design, ESIA, ESMPs etc)

13. 5. …………….continued • Before the program, there was no ULGA with the (GPS) prepared according to the Urban Planning Act of 2007. • Only fiveULGAs (Moshi MC, Babati TC, Lindi MC, MorogoroMC and Bukoba MC) had Interim Land Use Plans which followed the outdated guidelines of the Town and Country Planning Act of 1958.

14. 5. …………….continued So far, all 18 ULGAs have engaged into preparation of GPS in accordance with the Urban Planning Act No.8 of 2007 as below; • Eight ULGAs (Bariadi TC, Iringa MC, Kibaha TC, Korogwe TC, Musoma MC, Singida MC, Songea MC and Tabora MC) have been approved, • Four ULGAs (Babati TC, Geita TC, Morogoro MC and Sumbawanga MC) submitted for review and approval, • Five (Lindi MC, Mpanda MC, Njombe TC, Shinyanga MC and Bukoba MC) are in final stages of preparation and • one (Moshi MC) is in initial stages

15. 5. …………….continued • The program has succeeded to introduce Local Government Revenue Collection Information System (LGRCIS) which has enabled the participating LGAs to increase OSR to 65% compared to the first year of the program despite of centralization of some sources of revenue from LGAs to TRA and TARURA • There is also improvement in compliance to the procurement procedures and Value for Money of implemented projects evidenced by annual assessments conducted by PPRA as requirements of the program. • Despite the “Shock” of major sources going to Central Government, LGAs have managed to come up with new sources for sustainability e.g sale plots, construct infrastructures that generate funds, PPP etc

16. 5. …………….continued • Roads - 220km have been designed out of which construction of 155km is ongoing with 107.3km completed; • Bus stands - nine (9) in construction out of which five are completed and are in use • Abattoirs - four (4) at different stages of construction, • Markets - four (4) markets are in construction out of which one (1) has been completed and ready for use;

17. 5. …………….continued • One (1) Lorry parking is completed and one is due to start soon. • One (1) commuter bus (daladala) stand has been constructed and one is due to start soon. • One (1) dumpsite has been rehabilitated and, • 24 heavy trucks, 8 wheel loaders and 178 skip buckets procured for solid waste management.

18. 6. Environmental and Social Safeguards under ULGSP • Before the program, most of participating ULGAs had no designated officer for environmental issues and those few had, the officers were redundant and they could deal with different roles as environmental issues were of no priority. • Introduction of GPS has improved land use plans which leads to the protection of environment

19. 6.…………….continued • The roads constructed incorporate well designed side drains which helps to remove rain water from the streets and pedestrian walkways which reduces the risky of accidents • Public awareness, including government officials and contractors, on environmental and social issues has been improved for projects implementation. • It has improved solid waste management for the ULGAs (purchase of skip loaders, containers and solid waste collection trucks).

20. 7. Challenges • Some Sources of revenue have been returned to Central Government e.g Property tax and billboards - TRA, Parking fees - TARURA • Operation and Maintenance of constructed infrastructures (O&M) • ULGSP Menu does not allow construction of new landfills, however, production of solid waste is increasing proportionally with population in some areas • All prepared GPS are missing Strategic Environmental Assessment as the aspect is missing in GPS preparation manual

21. 8. Way forward • Local Government Authorities should continue to create new sources of revenue that can sustain their daily activities. • LGAs should set aside funds in their annual budgets for Operation and Maintenance of constructed infrastructures • The proposed second phase of the program is requested to consider construction of new Landfills in the Menu instead of improvement of existing dumpsites in order to contain the increased solid waste production as a result of rapid increase in population • The MoLHHSD is requested to review guidelines for preparation of GPS to include Strategic Environmental Assessment.

22. Pictures of some projects implemented Msakila Road in SumbawangaMpanda Bus Stand

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