Stocktaking Report of Climate Change in Tanzania
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List of Abbreviations CC Climate change CCU Climate Change Unit CDM Clean Development Mechanism CEEST Centre for Energy, Environment, Science and Technology CIDA Canadian International Development Agency CIF Climate Investment Fund COP Conference of the Parties COSTECH Commission for Science and Technology DANIDA Danish International Development Assistance DFID Department for International Development DKK Danish kroner DoE Division of Environment DP Development Partners DPG Development Partner Group DPG-E Development Partner Group-Environment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIAS Environmental Impact Assessment Section EISP Environment Implementation Support Programme EMA Environmental Management Act ETF-IW Environment Transformation Fund International Window EU European Union EUR Euro EWG Environment Working Group FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FCPF Forest Carbon Partnership Fund GBS General Budget Support GBS-PAF General budget support performance assessment framework GCCA Global Climate Change Alliance GEF Global Environmental Facility GoT Government of Tanzania IDRC International Development Research Centre IFAD International Fund for Agricultural Development IPCC International Panel for Climate Change IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature JAS Joint Assistance Strategy JAST Joint Assistance Strategy, Tanzania JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency LGA Local Government Authority MDA Ministry, Departments and Agencies MEA Multilateral Environmental Agreement 2 MFA Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mkukuta Swahili acronym for: National Strategy for Growth and Poverty Reduction MNRT Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism MoF Ministry of Finance MoU Memorandum of Understanding MoAFS Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security MoW Ministry of Water MPEE Ministry of Planning, Economy and Empowerment MTEF Medium Term Expenditure Framework NAPA National Adaptation Programme of Action NBS National Bureau of Statistics NCAP National Climate Action Plan NCCC National climate change committee NEAC National Environmental Advisory Committee NEMC National Environment Management Council NEP National Environmental Policy NGO Non-governmental organisation NORAD The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation NSGRP National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty PAF Performance Assessment Framework PMO-RALG Prime Minister’s Office, Regional Administrations and Local Governments PS Permanent Secretary RDE Royal Danish Embassy REDD Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation SAREC Sida’s Department for Research Cooperation SIDA Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency TA Technical assistance TFS Tanzania Forest Services TMA Tanzania Meteorological Agency ToR Terms of Reference UDEM Urban Development and Environmental Management UN United Nations UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environmental Programme UNESCO United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UN-Habitat United Nations Human Settlements Programme UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNIDO United Nation’s Industrial Development Organisation USAID United States Agency for International Development USD United States dollars VPO Vice President’s Office 3 WB The World Bank WHO World Health Organisation WWF World Wildlife Organisation 4 Table of contents Summary of findings..................................................................................................................... 7 1. Background ................................................................................................................. 12 1.1 Definitions used in the present presentation ....................................................................... 14 2. Methodology ................................................................................................................ 15 2.1 Structure of the report .................................................................................................................. 17 3. Climate Change in Tanzania ..................................................................................... 18 3.1 National and international climate change context ........................................................... 18 3.2 Current situation according to national sources ................................................................. 19 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ................................................ 20 Tanzania’s Initial National Communication ................................................................................ 20 National Adaptation Programme of Action ................................................................................. 21 3.3 Sources of national climate knowledge .................................................................................. 21 Sources of other information ................................................................................................................ 22 3.4 Responses by GoT. .......................................................................................................................... 23 4. Major planned and ongoing activities ...................................................................... 25 4.1 National priorities as identified in the NAPA ....................................................................... 25 4.2 Main CC activities of the development partners in Tanzania ......................................... 26 4.3 Main activities of the NGO sector .............................................................................................. 29 4.4 Main activities of research institutions .................................................................................. 30 5. National Institutional Context ................................................................................... 34 5.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................ 34 5.2 Institutional roles and responsibilities .................................................................................. 37 Vice President’s Office ........................................................................................................................... 37 Tanzania Meteorological Agency ....................................................................................................... 38 Sector ministries and institutions ................................................................................................... 38 Research organisations ........................................................................................................................... 41 5.3 Capacities to undertake required actions.............................................................................. 43 General needs ............................................................................................................................................ 43 6. Existing coordination mechanisms ........................................................................... 45 6.1 The Joint Assistance Strategy for Tanzania (JAST) ............................................................. 45 6.2 Development partners – GoT coordination of environmental support ...................... 46 6.3 Development Partner Group on Environment: DPGE. ..................................................... 46 6.4 Research entities and NGOs ........................................................................................................ 47 7. Main CC funding sources .......................................................................................... 48 8. Main conclusion and recommendations ................................................................... 52 8.1 Conclusions ....................................................................................................................................... 52 8.2 Recommendations .......................................................................................................................... 56 Annex 1: Terms of reference ...................................................................................................... 60 Annex 2: Meetings and person met ........................................................................................... 65 5 Annex 3: NGO projects with relevance for climate change .................................................... 85 Annex 4: Description of NGOs .................................................................................................... 1 Annex 5: Note on Tanzania Meteorological Agency and food security ................................... 5 6 Summary of findings ‘Climate change’ as a specific theme is relatively novel in development cooperation, and funding for mitigation of and adaptation to climate change is expected to increase substantially over the coming years. The Development Partner Group on Environment (DPG-E) agreed with the government of Tanzania that the development partners would undertake a stocktaking exercise on the climate situation in Tanzania and a programme for strengthening coordination of climate change activities in Tanzania.. A team of consultants funded by the EU, NORAD and Danida, – and reporting to the Development Partner Group on Environment (DPG-E) – paid two visits to Tanzania from 27 October to 18 November 2008 and from 26 January to 6 February