Search

Searching with a thematic focus on Climate change, Climate Change Adaptation in Tanzania

Showing 11-20 of 60 results

Pages

• Document

  Chololo Ecovillage: a model of good practice in climate change adaptation and mitigation

  Global Climate Change Alliance, 2014

  Chololo Ecovillage is a part of The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA), an initiative of the European Union. This report argues that it provides an exemplary and empowering examples for communities to test, evaluate and apply a wide range of adaptation innovations in key sectors such as agriculture, livestock, water, energy and forestry.
• Document

  Learning the hard way? Adapting to climate risk in Tanzania

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014

  We use recent panel data on Tanzanian farm households to investigate how previous exposure to weather shocks affects the impact of a current shock. Specifically, we investigate the impact of droughts on agricultural outcomes and investments in children’s health, measured by their short- and long-term nutritional status.
• Document

  Adapting to climate change through land and water management in Eastern Africa: Results of pilot projects in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014

  FAO-Sida report providing evidence and lessons learned from a climate adaptation pilot project in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.
• Document

  Crop adaptation to climate change in the semi-arid zone in Tanzania: the role of genetic resources and seed systems

  2014

  Background Rural livelihoods relying on agriculture are particularly vulnerable to climate change. Climate models project increasingly negative effects on maize and sorghum production in sub-Saharan Africa. We present a case study of the role of genetic resources and seed systems in adapting to climatic stress from the semi-arid agroecological zone in Tanzania. Results
• Document

  Supporting climate resilient value chains

  Evidence on Demand, 2013

  This report include an examination of three commodity supply/value chains that are grown in four African states besides Pakistan and Bangladesh. The document focuses particularly on current trends in the value chains and considering whether they will face challenges due to physical climate effects under a range of scenarios.
• Document

  Fact sheet. Project: The role of Indigenous knowledge in environmental conservation and in climate change adaptation and mitigation in Tanzania

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013

  Using indigenous knowledge (IK), communities in most parts of Tanzania have been able to conserve the environment and cope with the challenges of climate variability. Local environmental and astronomical indicators have been used to predict rainfall, and various local coping measures have been used to lessen the impacts of droughts and floods.
• Document

  Fact sheet. Project: Comparative study of incentive options for forest - based emissions reduction, biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement; Case of Kilwa and Lindi Districts

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013

  The project entails a comparative study on incentive options for forest-based emissions reduction, biodiversity conservation and livelihood improvement, comparing villages with REDD+/PFM (Participatory Forest Managment) and without REDD+/PFM and also comparing each set of villages over time.
• Document

  Fact sheet. Project: Developing a fire reduction strategy for Miombo Woodlands as a potential tool for carbon storage and sequestration

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013

  Fire occurs in most parts of the Miombo woodlands and is used for a variety of purposes, including hunting and farming. However, fires can have significant negative ecological and socio-economic impacts such as a reduced water supply; decline in biodiversity and agriculture production; increased pollution of water sources; and reduced carbon sequestration.
• Document

  Fact sheet. Project: REDD Architecture in Tanzania: Assessment of REDD options for Livelihood Security and Sustainable Development

  Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2013

  Climate change is one of the biggest global problems posing challenges to sustainable livelihoods and economic development, particularly for Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The adverse impacts of climate change on environment, human health, food security, human settlements, economic activities, natural resources and physical infrastructure are already noticeable in many countries.
• Document

  Challenges and opportunities for collaborative landscape governance in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania

  World Agroforestry Centre, 2011

  This study aimed to understand how governance of natural resources works at local and district levels in the East Usambara Mountains, Tanzania, in order to strengthen collaboration among the different actors involved and levels of governance.

Pages