32 The Future of Water in African Cities
Figure 1.12 Water Storage in Africa (m3 per Capita)
No data < 500 500–1,000 1,000–2,000 > 2,000
Source: Map produced by Africa Spatial Services Helpdesk, based on World Bank, 2011a. Note: m3 = cubic meters.
another US$48 million in economic losses. Dakar, the largest city in the country, suffered most of the damage, with more than 360,000 people affected out of a total of 485,000 in the country as a whole (World Bank, 2012). Recurrent urban disasters can also cause significant economic damage on an annual basis. Recurrent floods in Bangui, the largest city of the Central African Republic, left many people homeless and caused an aver-