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Tanzania’s reliance on rain-fed agriculture and Dar es Salaam’s location on the coast make it vulnerable to droughts and flooding. The Government of Tanzania is working with the public and private sector to improve resilience.

Tanzania is vulnerable to droughts and flooding, which are likely to intensify as a result of global climate change. Dar es Salaam, one of Africa’s fastest growing cities, sits on a flood-prone coastal area, and its informal settlements are particularly vulnerable to flooding. In addition, most Tanzanians rely on agriculture for their livelihoods, yet most agricultural activity is small-scale and rainfed, leaving it vulnerable to climate, weather, and pest-related shocks. The Government of Tanzania is working with local communities, the private sector, and international donors to restore vulnerable flood-prone areas of Dar es Salaam and protect them from future flooding, and to strengthen the agricultural sector through improved access to inputs, markets, training, and early warning systems.

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RISE Annual Conference 2021

22 Sep 2021, GMT -4 - RISE Program

The RISE Program applies systems thinking to education.

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Risk Profile

Climate risk profile: Tanzania

12 Feb 2021 - ATLAS - Adaptation Thought Leadership and Assessments

This profile provides an overview of climate risk issues in Tanzania, including how climate change will potentially impact six key sectors in the country: agriculture, water resources, human health, energy,...

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Technical Guidance

Innovations for Drought Resilience Two Ways in Mozambique and Tanzania

15 May 2020 - Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Markets, Risk and Resilience

Drought-tolerant seeds are designed to protect farmers from moderate, mid-season drought, but can still fail when conditions are severe. In Tanzania and Mozambique the project paired drought-tolerant maize (DTM...

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Assessment

Family planning and resilience: associations found in a Population, Health, and Environment (PHE) project in Western Tanzania

31 Jan 2020 - Karen Hardee et al , USAID

This article explores the links between family planning and reproductive health and resilience. 

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