Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Tanzania’s Planning Processes

The proposal outlines a 36-month project to address Tanzania's vulnerability to climate risks through three main outcomes: strengthening adaptation planning governance and institutional coordination, enhancing the evidence base for adaptation solutions, and developing a validated National Adaptation Plan (NAP). The project aims to overcome barriers such as limited vertical and horizontal coordination, a lack of comprehensive vulnerability data, and the absence of a dedicated adaptation financing strategy. Key activities include conducting vulnerability assessments across eight priority sectors, establishing a climate information portal, and developing three GCF concept notes for priority adaptation measures. The total requested budget is 2,986,412 USD, with implementation led by the UNDP in coordination with the Vice President's Office.

• Tanzania is ranked as the 26th most vulnerable country to climate risks, with significant threats including rising temperatures, longer dry spells, intense rainfall, and sea level rise.
• Climate change poses severe economic risks to Tanzania; annual events can cost over 1% of GDP, and the net economic costs of addressing impacts could reach 1 to 2% of GDP per year by 2030.
• The agricultural sector, which employs 75–80% of the population and contributes about 25% of GDP, is highly vulnerable; maize production is projected to decrease by 8–13% by 2050 due to heat stress, erosion, and flood damage.
• Tanzania's infrastructure is highly susceptible to flooding, with sea level rise expected to cause approximately $200 million in annual losses by 2050, and $5.3 billion in assets at risk in Dar es Salaam alone.
• The country lacks a comprehensive evidence base for adaptation, as existing vulnerability studies are often outdated or cover only small geographical areas and specific sectors.
• Institutional barriers to effective adaptation planning include limited vertical and horizontal coordination, weak linkages between national policymaking and international processes (such as the NDC), and a lack of a specific adaptation financing strategy.
• The project will target eight priority sectors for climate vulnerability assessments: agriculture, livestock, fisheries, water, health, tourism, wildlife, and infrastructure.
• A key objective is to establish a National Climate Change Financing Mechanism and a gender-sensitive operational manual to improve the mobilization and tracking of climate funds.
• The project aims to produce a validated National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and three specific GCF concept notes to secure further funding for priority adaptation measures.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2021). Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Tanzania’s Planning Processes. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tanzania-tza-rs-002.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Tanzania’s Planning Processes. 2021. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tanzania-tza-rs-002.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2021integrating, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Tanzania’s Planning Processes}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2021}, month = jun, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/tanzania-tza-rs-002.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }