Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Recent submissions

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Establishing a baseline for monitoring and evaluating user satisfaction with climate services in Tanzania

Daly, M.E.; West, J.J.; Yanda, P Z. (CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research-Oslo, 2016-03)

Climate Services; Tanzania; User satisfaction; Baseline; Salience; Credibility; Legitimacy This report is an output from the Global Framework for Climate Services Adaptation Program in Africa (GFCS-APA) Tanzania country ...
Agroforestry as a resilient strategy to climate change in Mwanga district, Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

Charles, R. L. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

Agroforestry is a climate-smart production system that sustainably diversifies environmental and socio-economic benefits to subsistence farmers, and is therefore considered more resilient than monocropping to increased ...
Adaptation strategies to climate change and variability of small scale rice producers in Maswa district, Tanzania

Kibura, J. K. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Climate change (CC) is a worldwide problem affecting agricultural sector. The pattern and amount of rainfall affect agricultural production. Rice farming is vulnerable to the risks and impacts of CC, resulting in losses ...
Perception of farmers on cassava as a potential crop for climate change adaptation in Kigoma region, Tanzania

Peter, James (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2015)

Perceptions guides decision making and eventually determines the actions to be made by farmers on climate change adaptation. This study analyzed how farmers perceive cassava as climate change crop, determinants of farmer’s ...
Contribution of climate based adaptive practices to household food security in Utengule Usongwe, Mbeya rural district, Tanzania

Eric, Gasper (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Mbeya District is vulnerable to climate change which affects food production and its security. Rain fed agricultural production has subjected the area to food shortage and its security in years with low rainfall. Although ...
Adaptation to climate change in forest management

Spittlehouse, D.; Stewart, R. B. (FORREX-Forest Research Extension Partnership, 2003)

Adaptation in forestry is sustainable forest management that includes a climate change focus. Climate change over the next 100 years is expected to have significant impacts on forest ecosystems. The forestry community needs ...
The importance of soil fertility constraints in modeling crop suitability under progressive climate change in Tanzania

Piikki, K.; Winowiecki, L.; Vågen, T-G; Parker, L.; Söderström, M. (Elsevier, 2015)

Spatial crop suitability models are important planning tools for agricultural development, especially regarding climate change adaptation. The original version of the EcoCrop model predicts crop suitability based on monthly ...
Yield gap analysis for Tanzania – the impacts of climate, management, and socio-economic impacts on maize yields

Gornott, C.; Hattermanna, F.; Wechsunga, F. (Elsevier, 2015)

Food security will be the biggest challenge for Tanzania in the next decades. Besides, Tanzania has a multifarious ecosystem, which is endangered through not adapted agronomic practices. Current innovation strategies focus ...
Agro-pastoral coping strategies to climate change and variability in Ilemela and Magu districts

Laswai, E. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Effects of climate change vary across regions, farming systems, households and individuals. Agro-pastoralists, through experimentation over time, have developed different strategies to cope with climate change and ...
Economic analysis of climate smart agriculture practices among smallholder farmers in Kilosa district

Yusuph, A. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Climate Smart Agriculture practices are climate change impact adaptation options which have been emphasized in REDD+ villages in Kilosa District, but the cost and benefits of particular CSA practices are not well known ...
Assessment of effectiveness of social and environmental safeguards in the REDD+ pilot project in Kilosa district, Morogoro, Tanzania

Yanda, A. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Climate change is regarded to be one of the global threats leading into increased temperatures, unreliable rainfall, unpredictable synchromes and storms. To date, efforts to reduce impacts of climate change rely on ...
Effectiveness of climate change coping strategies on household vulnerability to food insecurity in Lushoto district

Methusela, F. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Tn different parts of the world, farming households have evolved different climate change coping strategies (CCCS) to improve their livelihood. This study focuses on the effectiveness of CCCS that deal with household ...
Socio-economic gains from participatory forest management and their influence on REDD implementation in Iringa district

Titus, P. J. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

This study was conducted to assess the potentials of forests under PFM to local communities and their influence on management of the REDD initiative in Iringa District. Specifically, it aimed at assessing the community ...
Climate change adaptation for smallholder farmers in rural communities: the case of Mkomazi sub-catchment, Tanzania

Ndaki, P. M. (Oldenburg - Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, 2014-08)

Today, climate change is a global challenge that attracts much attention and debates at all levels. The current body of knowledge informs that human development quest has increased concentration of GHGs into the atmosphere ...
A gendered analysis of climate variability and change impacts and adaptations in semi arid area farming systems and natural resources management

Nombo, C. I.; Urassa, J. K.; Mbwambo, J. S.; Mattee, A. Z.; Matata, L. M.; Synneag, G.; Kabote, S. J.; Mamiro, D. P. (Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation (CCIAM) Programme, 2013)

Climate change and climate variability is increasingly threatening the livelihoods of many Tanzanians especially those living in semi-arid rural areas. The most affected are those; with low incomes, less food, poor access ...
Potential and limitations of dryland communities in adapting to climate change in Mwanga district

Mtengeti, E.J.; Nsenga, J.V.; Mahonge, C.P; Maseki, N.; Challe, J.; Sundstol, F.; Mosha, D.B. (Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation (CCIAM) Programme in Tanzania, 2013)

In order to document the potential and limitations in adapting dryland communities to climate change in Mwanga district a study was carried out in late March 2012. Because the project focused on crops production and ...
Adaptation of feed-in tariff or remote mini-grids: Tanzania as an illustrative case

Moner-Girona, M.; Ghanadan, R.; Solano-Peralta, M.; Kougias, I.; Bódis, K.; Huld, T.; Szabó, S. (Elsevier, 2015-08-24)

Following the successful Feed-in Tariffs (FiTs) system worldwide, few countries have implemented FiTs explicitly tailored for off-grid or mini-grid systems.This study takes an integrated approach to examine the feasibility ...
The role of broadcast media on community adaptation and mitigation of climate variability and change impacts in Iringa rural district, Tanzania

Kapinga, M. D. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Actions associated with building mitigation and adaptive capacity may include communicating climate change information, building awareness of potential impacts, maintaining well-being, protecting property or land, ...
Adaptation strategies of small scale fishers to climate variability and change: a case study of lake Victoria in Mwanza city

Maselle, M. F. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2012)

The study on Adaptation Strategies of the Small Scale fishers to Climate Change was carried out in Mwanza City. Specifically the study aimed at (i) assessing fishers' awareness about climate change indicators affecting ...
REDD+ piloting processes: the community's perception and attitude in the Zanzibar islands

Sutta, H. E. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 2014)

Introduction of REDD+ initiative in Tanzania underwent a series of preparation activities including, selection of implementing NGOs, and finally the launching and implementation National REDD+ pilot projects. The pilot ...

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