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  Using climate information to support adaptation planning and policy-making: A practical case study in Bagamoyo District, coastal Tanzania

  Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013

  This case study is designed to provide a practical example of how to use climate information to support adaptation planning and policy-making. The paper focuses on the Bagamoyo district in coastal Tanzania. Local livelihoods are mostly based on natural resources, including small-scale agriculture, seaweed farming, traditional fishing and small-scale eco-tourism.
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  Exploring opportunities for climate change adaptation in semi arid areas of Tanzania: A case of Nzega District in Tabora region

  African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013

  The University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania through the Institute of Resource Assessment (IRA) implemented a three years research program to study the implications of climate change on natural and social systems in three agro-ecolocilal zones in Tanzania. The paper presents findings obtained from one of the zones studied.
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  Scaling up nutrition: Progress report from countries and their partners in the movement to Scale Up Nutrition (SUN)

  United Nations [UN] Standing Committee on Nutrition, 2011

  This draft report was prepared for the High Level Meeting on Nutrition at the UN General Assembly in September 2011 and the follow-up workshop for the Scale-Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement, which was designed to help nations where people are at risk of under-nutrition and aims to show results within 1,000 days.
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  Combined iron and folic acid supplementation with or without zinc reduces time to walking unassisted among Zanzibari infants 5 to 11 months old

  Journal of Nutrition, 2006

  Iron and zinc deficiencies have been associated with delayed motor development in nutritionally at-risk children, albeit inconsistently. In this community-based, randomised double-blind trial, iron and folic acid; zinc; a combination of iron, folic acid and zinc supplements; or a placebo were given daily for one year to 876 nutritionally at-risk children in Pemba, Zanzibar.
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  REDD+, Indigenous peoples, The role of the state, NGOs and other actors, Monitoring, Implementation and tenure rights

  Centre for Development and the Environment, University of Oslo, Norway, 2012

  This brief summarises relevant findings regarding the emergence of the Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) scheme in Africa, Asia and Latin America. It draws evidence from several Masters theses published by Norwegian institutions between 2009 and 2012 as well as from presentations in the Beyond Carbon conference organized by
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  Communiuty perception on climate change and usage patterns on non-timber forest products by communities around Kilolo District, Tanzania

  Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2013

  This paper explores the current use pattern of non-timber forest product (NTFPs) by forest-dependent communities as a strategy to cope with the impacts of climate change and variability around the New Dabaga-Ulongambi Forest Reserve (NDUFR) in Kilolo District. It also documents local peoples’ perceptions of climate change which were in linie with available climatic data records.
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  Making cities resilient assessment: Dar es Salaam

  2013

  This report, part of the Making Cities Resilient Campaign by UNISDR, provides an in-depth analysis showing how the city of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is resilient to disasters. The information was generated by the city council using the HFA-LGSAT self-assessment tool, which uses a ‘ten essentials’ thematic framework focused on improving cities disaster resilience.
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  My rights, my voice annual progress report 2012

  Oxfam, 2013

  My Rights, My Voice (MRMV) is an innovative three-year global programme, engaging marginalised children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries.
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  Forward looking review of the regional strategy on scaling up access to modern energy services in the East African Community: final report

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2013

  The East African Countries (EAC) Secretariat’s Energy Division supports regional knowledge coordination and has become a common forum for exchange of best practices and discussions on joint development, and improved regionalisation.
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  Developing a strategic plan for Kizimbani Agricultural Training Institute (KATI), Zanzibar, Tanzania – a contribution

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2013

  The Kizimbani Agricultural Training Institute (KATI) fulfils an important role as a vocational training centre for Zanzibar farmers. The demand for extension workers greatly exceeds KATI’s annual throughput of certificate and diploma holders.

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