Tanzania

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Region: Tanzania

Tanzania:

Projects
5
Resources
6
Stories
29
Feature
12th November 2018
Policy coherence for sustainable development in Africa Watch the webinar presented by Future Climate for Africa programme experts in October 2018, about how African societies can achieve their climate resilience goals while also addressing the Sustainable Development Goals more broadly.
Feature
15th August 2018
Private sector innovates to raise climate ambition in Southern Africa With increasing use of 'blended finance' approaches, public and private financiers are joining forces in the Southern African region to invest in climate change solutions. The increased willingness of public and private investors to work together is a portent of good things to come - report Blaise Dobson and Charlotte Ellis of SouthSouthNorth.
Feature
11th July 2018
Communities in semi-arid lands need adaptation support to unlock potential Florence Crick, Kate Gannon and Estelle Rouhaud describe the vulnerability of communities, and particularly small and informal businesses, in semi-arid lands. They have great potential to adopt more climate-resilient behaviours, if given targeted support to do so.
News
22nd May 2018
Join regional ‘Communities of Practice’ on low emission development The Low Emission Development Global Partnership (LEDS GP) creates opportunities for professionals to exchange experience on practical aspects of low emission development. Members of our network say they value these platforms for skills exchange and learning – whether it is in person, or increasingly through ‘virtual’ meetings and conversations. Join a technical 'community of practice' today!
Feature
15th January 2018
Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa could put electricity supply at risk Hydropower dams planned for eastern and southern Africa could put electricity supply at risk for vast regions because they rely on similar rainfall patterns for electricity generation—and so will suffer lack of water from droughts at the same time. This is the warning from new research led by Professor Declan Conway.
Feature
6th December 2017
Hotter future in store for Tanzania and Malawi Two new briefs published by the Future Climate for Africa (FCFA) programme highlight future climate projections for Tanzania and Malawi, using the latest results from 34 of the world’s leading climate models. The briefs, written by an international team of climate scientists, aim to help the countries plan better for climate change.
News
9th November 2016
Report equips African decision-makers with new climate science Africa’s climate is one of the least-researched and poorly understood, but a new report provides reliable scientific information about the continent’s changing climate, equipping decision-makers to plan better. Africa’s Climate: Helping decision-makers make sense of climate information is the first major programme-wide report to emerge from Future Climate for Africa.
Feature
6th July 2016
How a master's degree could contribute to climate change policy Academia has a key role to play in promoting a sustainable society, argues Piyushi Kotecha, CEO of the Southern African Regional Universities Association. In this opinion piece, she explains why the universities' consortium is developing a master's degree in climate change, supported by CDKN.
Completed
Project
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Project : Embedding climate change into university curriculum in southern Africa

This CDKN project worked with universities in southern Africa to strengthen their contributions to addressing climate change in the region.

Feature
3rd October 2014
From capacity development to change process There is a great need to turn capacity building into a change process. Dr Klas Sandström, Programme Manager Senior Water and Environment Specialist at NIRAS International Consulting explains what this means and why effective change management is crucial.
Resource
6th August 2014
Report : Safety Nets Simplified: Simulated Decision - Making in Volatile Developing Economies This paper, Safety Nets Simplified: Simulated Decision - Making in Volatile Developing Economies, outlines how the design of a game enables this particular community to engage and understand the productive social safety net (PSSN)’s complex system in order to make informed decisions that will improve their real-world livelihood.
Feature
25th June 2014
SARUA publishes results of its regional climate change mapping study A new knowledge framework by the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) highlights opportunities for universities to work together for the benefit of climate compatible development in the region. Read more about the mapping studies in each Southern African country.