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Addressing National-level Synergies: Tanzania´s Experience

Addressing National-level Synergies: Tanzania´s Experience. UNFCCC Workshops on Synergies and Cooperation with Other Conventions, Espoo, Finland, 2-4 July 2003 R.P. Yonazi –VPO Div. of Environment United Republic of Tanzania. Structure of Presentation. Information about Tanzania

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Addressing National-level Synergies: Tanzania´s Experience

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  1. Addressing National-level Synergies: Tanzania´s Experience UNFCCC Workshops on Synergies and Cooperation with Other Conventions, Espoo, Finland, 2-4 July 2003 R.P. Yonazi –VPO Div. of Environment United Republic of Tanzania

  2. Structure of Presentation • Information about Tanzania • With respect to Art. 4.8 &4.9 of UNFCCC • Other info. • Instutional coordination • Formal • Informal • Technology Transfer • Education, Outreach/public discussion • Challenges & obstacles

  3. Key info w.r.t. Art. 4.8 & 4.9 of UNFCCC • > 60% of land area classified as arid or semi-arid • Prone to natural disasters –floods, drought, earthquakes • Has fragile ecosystems e.g. • Dry-land forest ecosystems • Cross-border Fresh water ecosystems • Coastal 800 km of shoreline • mountain ecosystems - Kilimanjaro

  4. Info. wrt Art. 4.8 & 4.9 contd. • Exports heavily dependent on primary agric. • LDC • Zanzibar-one part of the United Republic, was an autonomous Small Island State.

  5. Other information • Tz. in sub-regional related initiatives • HQ of the EAC, L.Victoria and L. Tanganyika Environmental Programmes • Involvement in SADC UNFCCC initiative • Tz. as refuge for war-torn neighbouring countries. • Largest country in East Africa, Population 61/3 times that of Finland.

  6. Institutional Coordination • Formal • VPO nat’nal focal for GEF, all Rio Conventions, & CSD/WSSD • VPO recognises roles/mandates of sector ministries/institutions • Govt. procedure Cabinet approval:- • Policies, legislation and intersectoral programmes/strategies • Cabinet process • (Cabinet Sec; Committee of Perm Secretaries; Cabinet) • Parliamentary approval for legislation and ratification of MEAs.

  7. Informal coordination • National Consultative workshops • planning processes • Preparation for meetings of COP and their Subsid. bodies • Consensus building on national reporting • Participating actively in coordination meetings on conventions related to the Rio ones (Ramsar, CMS, CITES, UNFF)

  8. Informal coord. (Contd.) • Inviting stakeholders to regional and international meetings • Providing feedback to key stakeholders on outcome of the a.m. meetings. • Follow-up on implementation of decisions of the a.m. meetings.

  9. Technology Transfer • No significant progress, except for synergic workshops on traditional knowledge on IK

  10. Educ. outreach and public discussion • One national workshop on synergies on MEA’s • One national w/shop of GEF financing • Involvement of NGOs, the Media, CBOs and representatives of local government • Employment of a VPO journalist to enhance collaboration with the media.

  11. Challenges/Obstacles/Opportunities • National Synergies w/shops • e.g. Coral bleaching, Forest, Dry and Sub-humid lands, Insentive measures. • Enhancement of focal points capacities • National level planning and reporting • Mainstreaming conventions into WSSD/MDGs • Technology transfer • Information generation and establishment of national D-bases, and networking

  12. Thank you for your attention

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