On the second day of the U.N. COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai, stark disagreements emerged regarding the future utilization of fossil fuels. Following COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber’s stance, urging a phasedown rather than elimination of fossil fuel use, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres presented a contrasting perspective. Guterres, addressing the delegates, emphasized the urgency of transitioning to renewable energy,...Read More
President Hon. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan of the United Republic of Tanzania engaged in an insightful session with the Executive Director of Rahami Aquaculture, Mrs. Rahma Jawa. During the meeting, Mrs. Jawa elaborated on the innovative approach employed by Rahami Aquaculture to enhance seaweed production along the coastline. Rahima Aquaculture, a Tanzanian company situated in...Read More
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) are investing an initial CAD13.5 million to lead, through IDRC, a fund for climate-smart livestock systems (CSLS) in Africa. The focus of the fund will be to develop new climate-smart livestock technologies and business models...Read More
The head of Department of Forest and Environmental Economics at Sokoine University of Agriculture wishes to inform you that Dr. Neema Mabure Kitasho from the Department defended her PhD successfully on the 24th of October 2023 at the University of Geneva. The title of her Thesis is “The Impact of Climate Extremes on Dryland Ecosystems...Read More
Homes, infrastructure and farmland have also been damaged. Massive floods are sweeping through countries across East Africa, with the El Nino weather phenomenon partly to blame. Tanzania’s government said 400 rescue workers have been sent to the northern Hanang district. However, rescuers are operating under challenging conditions, such as defective telecommunications and blocked, damaged roads,...Read More
1.8 million hectares of national parks will be covered in the proposed carbon project developed by TANAPA and Carbon Tanzania The collaboration will enable the creation of an internationally recognized Carbon Project – paving the way for sustainable conservation funding Carbon Tanzania are attending COP28 to promote the importance of public-private partnerships to scale nature-based...Read More
Communities around the world face increasingly severe and frequent impacts from climate change. They are on the “frontlines” of droughts, flooding, desertification and sea level rise. International climate finance is supposed to help. In the 2015 Paris Agreement, the world’s wealthiest countries pledged US$50 billion annually to support climate adaptation among those “particularly vulnerable” to climate change. Climate adaptation is the...Read More
Hydropower generation likely to be affected by climate change – African countries must be prepared Hydropower provides clean electricity to millions in Africa. It’s the largest source of renewable energy on the continent and accounts for nearly one quarter of total electricity generation in sub-Saharan Africa. Some countries, however, have a much heavier reliance on it than others. For...Read More
The President of the United Republic of Tanzania, H.E. Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan, and her guest, the President of Romania, H.E. Klaus Iohannis, witnessed the signing of cooperation agreements, including an agreement signed by the Vice Chancellor of Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Prof. Raphael Chibunda, and the Minister of State for Global Affairs and...Read More
Vaileth Chiwango, a student from Katavi Campus at Sokoine University of Agriculture, received three awards, including the Best Female Student and the Best Third-Year Student in the course of Beekeeping and its Resource Management. She plans to use these awards to bring change to the community, especially those who practice traditional beekeeping, by introducing...Read More
