INTENDED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS (INDCs).

This INDC is a nationwide multi-sectoral policy document. The INDC highlights Tanzania's adaptation contributions. Tanzania will embark on a climate resilient development pathway. In doing so the adaptation contributions will reduce climate related disasters from 70% to 50%, and significantly reduce the impacts of spatial and temporal variability of declining rainfall, frequent droughts and floods which have long term implications to all productive sectors and ecosystems, particularly the agricultural sector, according to the INDC. Access to clean and safe water will be increased from 60% to 75% and, based on a conservative and a worst-case scenario of 50cm and 1m sea-level rise, the contributions will verifiably reduce the impacts of sea level rise to the island and coastal communities, infrastructure and ecosystems. Adaptation priority sectors are: Agriculture, Livestock, Coastal and Marine Environment, Fisheries, Water resources, Forestry, Human Settlement, Energy, etc. Identified mitigation priority sectors are: Energy, Transport, Forestry and Waste management.
The INDC promotes food security through: a) Up-scaling the level of improvement of agricultural land and water management; b) Increasing yields through inter alia climate smart agriculture; etc.
The INDC seeks to make agriculture, fisheries and forestry more productive and sustainable through:a) Promoting climate change resilient traditional and modern knowledge on sustainable pasture and range management systems; b) Enhancing Sustainable forest management; c) Enhancing conservation & fishery resource management; etc.
The INDC supports poverty reducion through promoting livelihood diversification for coastal communities, livestock keepers, etc.
The INDC promotes to enable more inclusive and efficient agricultural and food systems. The proposed policies or measures include: Protecting smallholder farmers against climate related shocks, including through crop insurance; Strengthening the capacity of agricultural research institutions to conduct basic and applied research; Strengthening knowledge, extension services and agricultural infrastructures to target climate actions; Enhancing development of livestock infrastructures and services; Promoting livelihood diversification of livestock keepers; Promoting development of livestock insurance strategies; etc.
To increase the resilience of livelihoods to disasters and adaption to climate change, the main measures include: Enhancing participatory fire management; Enhancing efficiency in wood fuel utilization; Enhancing forest governance and protection of forest resources; Enhancing integrated basin catchment and upstream land management for hydro sources; Enhancing the use of renewable energy potential across the country (hydro, solar, wind, biomass and geothermal); Improving monitoring and early warning systems of both sea level rise impacts and extreme weather events for building adaptive capacity; Strengthening key fisheries management services for sound development and management of the fishery sector for resilience creation; Investment in protection and conservation of water catchments including flood control and rainwater harvesting structures; Promoting waste water reuse and recycling technologies; Development and exploitation of groundwater resources; etc.