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Review of rainwater harvesting techniques and evidence for their use in semi-arid Tanzania

Gowing, J.W.; Mahoo, O.B.; Hatibu, N. (Sokoine University of Agriculture, 1999)

Rainwater harvesting (RWH) should be regarded as a continuum of techniques that link in-situ soil-water conservation at one extreme to conventional irrigation at the other. In-situ RWH, comprises a group of techniques ...
A Livelihood perspective on natural resource management and environmental change in semiarid Tanzania

Birch-Thomsen, T.; Frederiksen, P.; Sano, H. O. (Economic Geography, 2001-01)

The aim of this paper is to explore how social relations influence land use and natural resource management at the local level. Through empirical analysis that tracks changes in land use and environment over 40 years, ...
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 ...
Livelihoods, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in the Morogoro region, Tanzania

Paavola, Jouni (Econstor, 2004)

This paper examines livelihood responses to climate variability and other stressors in the Morogoro region in south-eastern Tanzania, with an aim to understand the implications of these responses to adapting to changing ...
Carbon storage in afromontane rain forests of the eastern Arc mountains of Tanzania : their net contribution to atmospheric carbon

Munishi, P.K.T.; Shear, T.H. (2004)

With the increasing concern about rising atmospheric carbon dioxide Concentration and its implications for global climate, the role of terrestrial vegetation and especially tropical forest management have received attention ...
Assessment of Linkages Between Pop ulation Dynamics and Environmental Change in Tanzania

Madulu, Ndalahwa (AJEAM-RAGEE, 2004-10)

This paper discusses the linkages between population growth and environmental degradation in Tanzania. Tanzania's major environmental problems, demographic characteristics, and the linkages between environmental change and ...
Running to stand still

Jump, Alistair; Josep, Penuelas (Blackwell Publishing, 2005)

Climate is a potent selective force in natural populations, yet the importance of adaptation in the response of plant species to past climate change has been questioned. As many species are unlikely to migrate fast enough ...
Charcoal, potential of Miombo woodlands at Kitulangalo, Tanzania

Zahabu, E.; Monela, G.C; Misana; Jambiya, G.C; Mchome, B. (2005)

A study was carried out to determine the charcoal potential of the Miombo woodlands of Kitungalo area, near Morogoro, Tanzania. Systematic sampling design used in an inventory in 1996 was repeated in 1999 in order to ...
Climate change, vulnerable communities and adaptation : report on Tanzania testing

Robledo, Carmenza; Bachmann, Felix; Rwiza, Stellah; di Philippi, Federico; Chamgeni, Japhet (IUCN, IISD. SEI. Inter Cooperation, 2006-02)

IUCN, IISD, SEI-B and Intercooperation have developed a tool to enable project planners and managers to assess and enhance a project’s impact on community-level adaptive capacity. Specifically, the tool has been structured ...
National adaptation programme of action (NAPA) for Tanzania

Unknown author (UNEP, 2006-04)

Tanzania National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) preparation has been a timely opportunity to look at the country’s climate change related vulnerabilities in various sectors which are important for the economy. ...
Climate change impacts on livelihoods in Tanzania and adaptation options: experience of floods and drought in Rufiji

Meena, Hubert E.; Lugenja, Maynard; Stephenson, Mike (The Centre for Energy, Environment, Science and Technology (CEEST Foundation), 2006-08)

This report documents the findings of a study consisting of a household questionnaire carried out in January 2005 and a Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) carried out in March 2006. The study investigates technical and ...
Climate change and poverty in Tanzania: realities and response options for CARE

Ehrhart, C.; Twena, M. (CARE International, 2006-11)

Climate change is already occurring. No one will be immune from its overall impacts. Nonetheless, it will have a disproportionate effect on the lives of poor people. Worldwide average surface temperatures have increased ...
Adapting agriculture to climate change

Howden, Mark; Soussana, Jean-Franc¸ ois; Tubiello, Francesco; Chhetri, Netra; Dunlop, Michael; Meinke, Holger (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2007)

The strong trends in climate change already evident, the likelihood of further changes occurring, and the increasing scale of potential climate impacts give urgency to addressing agricultural adaptation more coherently. ...
Factors influencing conservation attitudes of local people in western Serengeti Tanzania

Kideghesho, Jafari R.; Roskaft, Elvin; Kaltenborn, Bjorn P. (2007)

Attitudinal studies are increasingly being adopted as tools for evaluating public understanding, acceptance and the impact of conservation interventions. The findings of these studies have been useful in guiding the policy ...
Conservation agriculture as practised in Tanzania : three case studies : Arumeru district, Karatu district, Mbeya district

Shetto, Richard; Owenya, Marietha (ACT, FAO, CIRAD, RELMA, 2007)

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Improving energy resillience in Tanzania

Lyimo, Bartholomew Makiya (Helio International, 2007)

Agriculture is the mainstay Tanzania’s economy and currently accounts for 90% of rural incomes. It contributes 50% of the GDP and accounts for 80% of rural employment. State efforts to exploit the country’s irrigation ...
National adaptation programme of action (NAPA)

Unknown author (United Republic of Tanzania, 2007-01)

Tanzania National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) preparation has been a timely opportunity to look at the country’s climate change related vulnerabilities in various sectors which are important for the economy. ...
Contributions of agroforestry to ecosystem services in the miombo ecosystem services in the miombo eco-region of earstern and southern Africa

Sileshi, Gudeta; Akinnifesi, Festus K.; Ajayi, Oluyede C.; Chakeredza, Sebastian; Kaonga, Martin; Matakala, P.W. (Academic journals, 2007-10-18)

The miombo, the most extensive tropical woodland formation of Africa with particular ecological and economic importance, is threatened by deforestation, land degradation and loss of biodiversity. Over the past two decades, ...
Seeing the wood for the trees: an assessment of the impact of participatory forest management on forest condition in Tanzania

Blomley, Tom; Pfliegner, Kerstin; Isango, Jaconia; Zahabu, Eliakimu; Ahrends, Antje; Burgess, Neil (Researchgate, 2007-11-29)

Over the past 15 years the Tanzanian government has promoted participatory forest management (both joint forest management and community-based forest management) as a major strategy for managing natural forests ...
Collective arrangements and social networks coping strategies for the poor households in the great Ruaha catchment in Tanzania

Kadigi, J.; Mdoe, N.S.Y.; Ashimogo, G.C.; Reuben, M. (SUA, MOROGORO, 2007-12)

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