Tanzania Country Report

The report identifies Tanzania's high vulnerability to climate change, particularly in agriculture and coastal zones, and assesses the capacity of its universities to support climate compatible development (CCD). It highlights significant gaps in baseline data, specialized technical skills, and institutional coordination, while noting the potential for interdisciplinary research and the need for curriculum innovation to integrate CCD into higher education.

• Tanzania is highly vulnerable to climate change due to its dependence on natural resources, with projected temperature increases of 1 to 2.7°C by the 2060s and 1.5 to 4.5°C by the 2090s.
• Climate change impacts are severe across multiple sectors, including a projected 33 percent reduction in maize yield and the projected total loss of Mount Kilimanjaro’s glacier by 2025.
• There are significant knowledge and data gaps in Tanzania, specifically regarding baseline information, long-term time series data, and the rate of greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation.
• Individual capacity gaps include a lack of expertise in climate modelling, GIS skills, environmental impact assessment (EIA) competencies, and specialized knowledge in the tourism and agriculture sectors.
• Institutional capacity is hindered by poor multi-sectoral coordination, conflicting institutional mandates (particularly in tourism), and inadequate funding for the forest sector.
• University responses to CCD are primarily characterized by integrating climate issues into existing courses, mostly within Geography departments, rather than creating dedicated degrees, with the exception of the University of Dar es Salaam's MSc in Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
• Research on climate change in Tanzania is often led by international authors, with a noted lack of Tanzanian researchers in the international published arena despite growing national policy frameworks.
• The Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation (CCIAM) programme is a key collaborative effort involving Sokoine University of Agriculture, University of Dar es Salaam, Ardhi University, and the Tanzania Meteorological Agency, focusing on REDD+ and forest conservation.

APA

Urquhart, P., & Lotz-Sisitka, H. (2014). Tanzania Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No10-Tanzania-Country-Report.pdf

Chicago

Urquhart, Penny, and Heila Lotz-Sisitka. Tanzania Country Report. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No10-Tanzania-Country-Report.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{urquhart2014tanzania, author = {Urquhart, Penny and Lotz-Sisitka, Heila}, title = {{Tanzania Country Report}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = may, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/SARUA-Vol2No10-Tanzania-Country-Report.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }