Bangui

Bangui’s growth along the Ubangi River and surrounding slopes has produced a city highly exposed to flooding and erosion. Informal expansion, weak drainage and limited municipal infrastructure mean that heavy rainfall can damage homes, roads and essential services, particularly in vulnerable neighbourhoods.

The Inclusive and Resilient Cities Project is addressing these risks through drainage, slope stabilisation, retention measures, tree planting and other nature-based solutions combined with conventional infrastructure. Earlier community programmes also rehabilitated local roads and facilities through participatory investment. The importance of this approach is that resilience is being built into the physical structure of the capital rather than treated only as emergency response. Bangui’s future development depends on safer land, functioning drainage and better-connected neighbourhoods capable of withstanding more frequent climate shocks.