Himili Pamoja - Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Tanzania
Climate change has serious consequences for populations in Tanzania and it affects women and men differently, depending on their life circumstances. This project will investigate what possibilities women and men have for adapting to climate change in rural communities in Tanzania.
Climate change has serious consequences for populations in Tanzania. Local populations experience this as rising temperatures, flooding of coastal agricultural areas, changing rainfall patterns and increase in crop failures, plants and animal pests. With 66% of the population employed in the agricultural sector, climate change will critically affect food security and the goal of sustainable development.
Climate change affects women and men differently, depending on their life circumstances. In addition, initiatives to adapt to climate changes have different consequences for women and men. This project therefore has a focus on gender in climate change adaptation.
The project seeks close collaboration with district authorities and selected rural communities in two districts in Mainland Tanzania and two districts in Zanzibar. The research project will strengthen Tanzanian research within the cross- disciplinary field of gender and climate change adaption.
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The objectives of this research are:
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To investigate what possibilities women and men have for adapting to climate change in rural communities
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To understand how women and men’s life situations, roles and security may change while adapting to climate change
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To understand how the district government and technical officers interact with women and men in local settings to support adaptation
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To create opportunities and materials needed for developing analytical and implementation- related skills to promote equitable climate change adaptation for women and men.
To be updated...
- University of Dar as Salaam
- State University of Zanzibar
- University of Copenhagen
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Funded by:
Himili Pamoja has received a five year funding from Danida, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark.
Project: “Himili Pamoja” - Gender and Climate Change Adaptation in Tanzania
Period: 1 April 2022 - 31 March 2027
Contact
Mary Mtumwa Khatib, Acting Head, Tropical Research Centre for Oceanography, Environment and Natural Resources, mamkhat@yahoo.com
Edmund Mabhuye, Lecturer, Institute of Resource Assessment & Centre for Climate Change Studies, edmund.mabhuye@gmail.com
Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl, Interlinking Principal Investigator, Global Health Section, University of Copenhagen, briter@sund.ku.dk