Data & Risk
Resilient Cities & Local Profiles8
Local government resilience profiles and Making Cities Resilient (MCR2030) participants.
Harare
Harare Province
The capital and largest city, facing water and sanitation stress, urban flooding and disease outbreaks. Enrolled in MCR2030.
Population
1,849,600
Resilience score
62/100
Primary hazards
Bulawayo
Bulawayo Province
Second city and industrial hub, chronically water-stressed and drought-exposed with active resilience planning.
Population
665,940
Resilience score
66/100
Primary hazards
Mutare
Manicaland Province
Eastern gateway city near the cyclone-prone highlands, exposed to storms, flooding and landslides.
Population
224,802
Resilience score
55/100
Primary hazards
Gweru
Midlands Province
Central Midlands city dependent on mining and agriculture, exposed to drought and dry-season fires.
Population
158,233
Resilience score
58/100
Primary hazards
Chinhoyi
Mashonaland West Province
Agricultural and mining town exposed to hailstorms, fires and mining-related flood hazards.
Population
97,817
Resilience score
57/100
Primary hazards
Masvingo
Masvingo Province
Historic city in a semi-arid zone with recurrent drought and downstream flood risk from major dams.
Population
90,286
Resilience score
52/100
Primary hazards
Kariba
Mashonaland West Province
Zambezi valley town dependent on the Kariba dam; vulnerable to drought-driven power and water shortages.
Population
27,000
Resilience score
49/100
Primary hazards
Chimanimani
Manicaland Province
Mountain district devastated by Cyclone Idai in 2019; a focal point for reconstruction and DRR investment.
Population
20,000
Resilience score
40/100
Primary hazards