Kinondoni is an administrative ward in the Kinondoni district of the Dar es Salaam Region of Tanzania. According to the 2002 census, the ward has a total population of 21,489. Kinondoni residential area is among the flood-prone area of the city, it consists of five subwards (Ada Estate, Kumbukumbu, Kinondoni Shamba, and Kinondoni Mjini).

The risk identification process was done on all five subwards by identifying important assets in the subward and whether they are at risk of being flooded. The maps were produced basing on the responses of the communities and on December 5th 2019, all maps were shared with ward leaders. The team also conducted capacity building training on how the leaders can use the maps to plan and respond to flood