The visualization challenge focuses on addressing critical water security and climate resilience issues in Tanzania’s rapidly growing urban centers, particularly Mwanza and Tanga cities, which face significant flooding risks, inadequate wastewater management, and environmental pollution due to industrial effluents.
By utilizing flood data from Mwanza’s Mirongo River and wastewater data from Export Processing Zones, managed through the Climate Risk Database (CRD), the challenge aims to support informed, climate-resilient water management decisions. Participants will develop key technical skills such as geospatial data analysis, GIS mapping, and data visualization; analytical abilities including problem-solving and pattern recognition; communication competencies like visual storytelling and stakeholder engagement; and collaborative skills that promote multi-stakeholder coordination and knowledge transfer.
Emphasizing innovation and impact, the challenge encourages solution-oriented thinking, policy relevance, sustainability planning, and technology integration to transform data insights into practical recommendations. Ultimately, this initiative fosters student-industry cooperation to enhance data-driven decision-making and contribute to sustainable urban development and climate resilience in Tanzanian cities.