Abstract:
Climate change is now a global issue posing challenges to the survival of mankind and
sustainable development. The adverse impacts of climate change are now evident
almost everywhere. It poses a serious risk to poverty reduction efforts and threatens to
undo decades of development efforts. The impacts of climate change are, and will
continue to be more pronounced in the least developed countries. These countries have
contributed the least to the problem and are the ones least able to cope with the
impacts.
In Tanzania the impacts of climate change are already vivid affecting local communities
and all sectors of the economy. In recent years we have witnessed extreme weather
events such as severe floods and recurrent droughts in many parts of our country
triggering food shortages and power crisis. Since our economy continues to depend
heavily on climate-sensitive sectors, Tanzania will further be exposed to the adverse
impacts of climate change.
Cognizant of the fact that adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change is vital for
Tanzania and in order to reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, the
Government has put in place a number of initiatives to address the challenges of
climate change. Some of these initiatives include enactment of the Environmental
Management Act, 2004; development of the National Adaptation Programme of Action
(NAPA), 2007; mainstreaming of climate change into the National Strategy for Growth
and Reduction of Poverty Phase II (NSGRP-II, 2010 - 2015); National Climate Change
Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan, 2009; and National Climate Change Strategy
(NCCS), 2012. There are also various sectoral initiatives that aim at addressing the
impacts of climate change and strengthen resilience of communities. In addition, a
number of programmes and projects have been formulated all aimed at strengthening
the adaptive capacity of our communities to the adverse impacts of climate change.
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More adaptation related policies, plans, strategies and projects are expected to be
formulated to address the impacts of climate change.
In order to effectively and efficiently implement all these initiatives at all levels, a
comprehensive Monitoring and Evaluation Framework need to be in place so as to
assist responsible authorities to track progress and evaluate the impacts of the
envisaged adaptation initiatives in addressing the impacts of climate change.
It is against this backdrop that, I am honoured to avail to you this Framework which will
provide guidance for undertaking monitoring and evaluation of adaptation initiatives.
This Framework will enable stakeholders to monitor and evaluate progress and
performance of climate change adaptation initiatives in the country.
I call upon all stakeholders to make use of this Framework in monitoring and evaluation
of the impacts of adaptation initiatives in your areas of jurisdiction with the aim of further
improving their implementation.
