Sub-Saharan Cities under Climate Change. Exploring the adaptive capacity of peri-urban settlements in coastal Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

OBJECTIVES • Evaluate the results of the audit exercise on the adaptive capacity of peri-urban households and institutions; • Provide an opportunity for sharing information and exchanging ideas among researchers, and stimulating initiatives for international networking. DRIVING QUESTIONS • How to assess people’s capacity to adapt to environmental change in peri-urban areas of Sub-Saharan cities? • How to assess local institutions’ capacity to support peri-urban people in their effort to respond to environmental change? PARTICIPANTS a) Invitees:  1. Prof. Rui DA MAIA, Universidade Técnica de Moçambique, Mozambique 2. Prof.Enrico FONTANARI, IUAV, Italy 3. Dr.Emmanuel C. KIPKORIR, Moi University, Kenya 4. Prof Laura LIETO, Università Federico II, Italy 5. Dr.John M. LUPALA, Ardhi University, United Republic of Tanzania 6. Prof .Gabriella ROSSETTI, University of Ferrara, Italy 7. Prof.David SIMON, Royak Holloway, University of London, United Kingdom b) From SAPIENZA University team: 1. Prof.Silvia MACCHI, Project coordinator 2. Ms.Laura FANTINI, Project manager 3. Dr.Liana RICCI, Junior researcher 4. Ms.Margherita LODDONI, PhD student c) From ARDHI University team: 1. Prof.Gabriel KASSENGA, Local project coordinator 2. Dr.Stephen MBULIGWE, Senior researcher 3. Mr.Benedict MALELE, PhD student 4. Mr.Dionis RUGAI, Junior researcher 5. Mr.Ngalya LUKUBA ,Junior researcher 6. Mr.Alfred MWENISONGOLE d) From DCC: 1. Mr.Phillip MWAKYUSA (City Planner) 2. Ms.Martha MKUPASI (Planning Officer)