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Despite the global increase in forest fires in recent years, forestation—the

planting of trees in new areas (afforestation) and previously deforested areas

(reforestation)—remains a major and relatively low-cost approach for sequestering

carbon dioxide. High-resolution satellite data show that the annual incidence

of tree death and corresponding carbon dioxide release from standreplacement

forest fires remains low.

Misinformation casts doubt on well-supported theories. Recently, it has become

more common to refer to intense, short-duration heavy rainfall events

as “cloudbursts” without considering the established and formally defined

terms already in use.

The marine accidents are among the main components of the Zanzibar Disaster

Management Policy (2011) and the Zanzibar Blue Economy Policy

(2020). These policies aimed to institute legal frame works and procedures for

reducing both the frequency of marine accidents and their associated fatalities.

Flood disasters as Climate change hazards are common in developing countries,

particularly in communities along the river Gambia. Local communities,

for instance, had their local coping strategies that enabled them to stay in

their communities even amid these ordeals, and climate change disaster

threats. This work strives to understand flood impacts and the local peoples’

adaptation or coping strategies along the River Gambia basin.

Extreme weather and climatic phenomena, such as heatwaves, cold waves,

floods and droughts, are expected to become more common and have a significant

impact on ecosystems, biodiversity, and society. Devastating disasters

are mostly caused by record-breaking extreme events, which are becoming

more frequent throughout the world, including Tanzania.

A field survey was carried out to model farmers’ vulnerability to climate variability

and extreme events in selected agroecological zones in Kitui County. The indicator

approach was used to calculate the overall household vulnerability index,

where Principal Component Analysis (PCA) was used to allocate weights to indicators

of exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity. Multinomial logistic regression

was run in Stata to model the influence of socioeconomic characteristics

on farmers’ vulnerability levels.

The use of air conditioning and refrigeration systems improved the standard

of living. However, the system contributes to global warming by releasing potential

global warming refrigerants directly and powering the system. There is

an obligation, like UN Kyoto Protocol, EU MAC Directive and Japan METI

Directive to find an alternative low-GWP refrigerant with excellent thermophysical

properties.

People living in poverty, who are the least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions, bear the brunt of climate impacts.

CARE is already seeing how climate change is eroding and reversing development gains and exacerbating

gender inequality and social and economic injustices across the world.  Climate change is increasingly affecting

everything that CARE does and poses a significant threat to our vision of a world of hope, tolerance and social

justice where poverty has been overcome and people live in dignity and security. Without urgent action, this could

make it impossible for poor and marginalised people to reach a wide range of poverty eradication and sustainable

development goals. CARE is already very active in helping communities adapt to the impacts of climate change and

build resilience, and has produced a range of learning tools based upon its experiences, and engages in advocacy

and communications.

The study aimed to investigate the impact of climate change and variability

on pesticide usage for rice production in Zanzibar. Anecdotal information

from interviewer responses, climate datasets from the Tanzania Meteorological

Authority (TMA), rice production records (in tones) and pesticide (in

liters) were acquired from Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Natural

Resource

The East African short rainy season (October-November-December) is one of

the major flood seasons in the East African region. The amount of rainfall during

the short rainy season is closely related to the lives of the people and the

socio-economic development of the area. By using precipitation data and sea

surface temperature data, this study reveals the spatial and temporal variation

patterns of extreme precipitation during the East African short rainy season.

Key findings include significant rainfall variability, with Tanzania experiencing

the highest amounts in December due to the southward shift of the Intertropical

Convergence Zone (ITCZ), while other regions receive less than 100 mm.

Extreme rainfall events (90th percentiles) are evenly distributed, averaging 2 to

10 days annually. Historical data shows maximum seasonal rainfall often peaks

at 15 mm, with frequent occurrences of daily rainfall exceeding 10 mm during

OND. Additionally, a positive correlation (0.48) between OND precipitation

extremes and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) anomalies is statistically significant.

These findings highlight the climatic variability and potential trends in extreme

rainfall events in East Africa, providing valuable insights for regional climate

adaptation strategies.

This paper studies the design of water-saving irrigation system based on Internet

of things. The structural model of the water-saving irrigation system

was established, and the hardware and software of the control system were

designed, with emphasis on the design and coverage calculation of the sensor

nodes in the wireless sensor network

With the advent of new materials, microchip industry is investigating new

architecture to further scale down the device size. New technologies are on the

way to achieving this goal without compromising with the device’s performance

and benefits. In this new scenario, corona charge deposition technique

(CCDT) has become an indispensable part of the thin film industry. Due to

the non-invasive and non-destructive nature of corona charge ions, they are

effectively being used to improve the device properties

Statement on the status of Tanzania climate 2022

In the near future, urban agriculture will not be the same as it was in the past

or as it is at present. The different forms and context at which agricultural activities

take place can have different effects on the value of urban agriculture.

Information about the actual ideal place where urban agriculture has to be

done and about the exact of value of urban agriculture is implicit.

This paper provides an analysis and a description of the best practices and

lessons learned in the implementation of the Global Framework for Climate

Services Adaptation Program in Africa (GFCS-APA) focusing on Tanzania country’s

activities. GFCS-APA was the first multi-agency initiative implemented

under the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) in two African countries,

namely Tanzania and Malawi with funding from the Royal Government

of Norway. In Tanzania, the programme was implemented in two phases from

the year 2014 to 2021 in the three pilot districts of Kondoa, Longido and Kiteto

located in Dodoma, Arusha and Manyara regions, respectively.

The study aimed at analyzing the trends and variability of temperature extremes

over the northeastern highlands in Tanzania, specifically over Arusha

and Kilimanjaro regions. Quality controlled mean monthly, daily maximum

and minimum temperature data for the period 1961 to 2020, obtained from

Tanzania Meteorological Authority, were used in the study.

Statement on the status of Tanzania climate 2021

Statement on the status on Tanzania climate 2019

This article assesses the contribution of the Global Framework for Climate

Services Adaptation Programme in Africa (GFCS APA) in the National Adaptation

Plan (NAP) process for Tanzania. Different research project outputs

(field survey and workshop reports) produced during the implementation of

GFCS APA are reviewed to assess the contribution of GFCS APA programme

in the establishment and implementation of NAP process in Tanzania

The climate change is among the main problem the world is facing nowadays. In Rwanda,

researches have shown the increase of temperature during the last decades. The observed

warming is most likely explained by the growing population accompanied by the increasing

emission of greenhouse gases, and the escalating urbanization and industrialization the country

has experienced during the last decades, especially in Kigali as country Capital.