Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action in Tanzania

This report provides an overview of climate risks, vulnerable sectors, and adaptation policies in Tanzania, highlighting the challenges posed by rising temperatures and sea levels to a population reliant on climate-dependent livelihoods.

• Climate change threatens Tanzania's development and prosperity through rising temperatures, rising seas, and altered precipitation patterns, which risk overwhelming the population's low adaptive capacities and reversing development progress.
• The Tanzanian government has identified 14 key sectors requiring adaptation action: water, coastal and marine environments, forestry, wildlife, agriculture, health, tourism, energy, industry, livestock, fisheries, infrastructure, human settlements, and land use.
• While Tanzania has established institutional structures and climate change strategies, there is a need for further implementation and integration of climate change into the policies of sectors such as water, health, agriculture, and disaster risk reduction.

APA

Terton,, A. C. (2016). Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action in Tanzania. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/review-current-and-planned-adaptation-action-tanzania

Chicago

Terton,, Alec Crawford,Anika. Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action in Tanzania. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2016. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/review-current-and-planned-adaptation-action-tanzania.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{terton2016review, author = {Terton,, Alec Crawford,Anika}, title = {{Review of Current and Planned Adaptation Action in Tanzania}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2016}, month = aug, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/review-current-and-planned-adaptation-action-tanzania}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }