Sakijege Tumpale
Department of Urban and Regional Planning, School of Spatial Planning and Social Sciences, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Jamba. 2024 Oct 28;16(1):1714. doi: 10.4102/jamba.v16i1.1714. eCollection 2024.
A large number of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries operate in informal settlements. Most of these settlements exist in hazardous environment despite being affected by floods. This research discusses the scarcity of knowledge on the resilience of businesses operating in Kigogo flood-prone informal settlements in Dar es Salaam. It especially focusses on MSMEs. Although recovery of MSMEs has been intensively studied worldwide, in Tanzania it is downgraded. This article is set to bridge this glaring gap focusing on MSMEs recovery after floods. The research methodology employed quantitative research design by completing questionnaires through interviews. A total of 202 owners of MSMEs were interviewed. While content analysis was used to analyse qualitative data, the research further employed a logistic unit model to analyse factors explaining recovery of MSMEs after floods. The study revealed a statistically significant association between the recovery of MSMEs and suitable plans for safeguarding business, personal savings, profit (saving from business) and government support. Other factors include family and friend's support, business continuity training, longevity in business operation, pre-disaster mitigation measures, critical destruction to business facilities, and running several businesses. Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threat (SWOT) analysis of the business environment where MSMEs operate revealed a number of issues that inform policymakers, urban planners and environmentalists on what can be done to enhance recovery and hence promote sustainable development.
The study adds to the body of knowledge by drawing attention to factors that predict disaster recovery of MSMEs operating in flood-prone informal settlements.
发展中国家的大量微型、小型和中型企业（MSMEs）在非正式住区运营。尽管受到洪水影响，但这些住区大多存在于危险环境中。本研究探讨了在达累斯萨拉姆基戈戈易发生洪水的非正式住区运营的企业恢复力方面的知识匮乏问题。它特别关注中小企业。尽管中小企业的恢复在全球范围内都得到了深入研究，但在坦桑尼亚却未得到足够重视。本文旨在弥合这一明显差距，重点关注洪水过后中小企业的恢复情况。研究方法采用定量研究设计，通过访谈完成问卷。总共采访了202家中小企业的所有者。在使用内容分析法分析定性数据的同时，研究还采用逻辑单元模型来分析解释洪水过后中小企业恢复情况的因素。研究发现，中小企业的恢复与保障企业的适当计划、个人储蓄、利润（企业储蓄）和政府支持之间存在统计学上的显著关联。其他因素包括家人和朋友的支持、业务连续性培训、企业运营的时长、灾前缓解措施、对企业设施的严重破坏以及经营多个企业。对中小企业运营的商业环境进行的优势、劣势、机会和威胁（SWOT）分析揭示了一些问题，这些问题为政策制定者、城市规划者和环境学家提供了关于如何加强恢复从而促进可持续发展的信息。
该研究通过关注预测在易发生洪水的非正式住区运营的中小企业灾难恢复情况的因素，丰富了知识体系。
