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Tanzania is highly vulnerable to climate change and at the bottom quartile of readiness score to

address its impacts in the global sample. Tanzania is a major food producer, and heavily depends

on rain-fed agriculture, but recurrent floods and droughts are increasing in frequency and

severity. The Tanzanian authorities acknowledge climate change as a major challenge and are

seeking to boost resilience, but the implementation of such plans is at its infancy. Tanzania

authorities have expressed interest in the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) to support its

efforts to tackle climate change challenges. Against this backdrop, this SIP: (i) presents stylized

facts of climate change trends in Tanzania; (ii) examines the macroeconomic impact of climate

change, including on economic sectors and food security; (iii) reviews the policy response and

explores additional steps for building resilience and improving coping mechanisms; and (iv)

analyzes financing implications and sources for climate change adaptation and mitigation

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.