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Urban Resilience and Local Governance in Tanzania

ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability Africa (ICLEI Africa) is collaborating with Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) Tanzania to publish a series of thought pieces on Urban Resilience and Local Governance in Tanzania. This short-term project draws upon ICLEI-Africa’s vast experience working in Tanzania’s urban sector and seeks to explore urban resilience in the country’s main urban centres from various perspectives. It is also in line with KAS Tanzania’s interest in urbanisation and resilience issues from a political lens.

Social market Economy Model for Tanzania (SMET)

Engaging Key Stakeholders in Economic Issues for Shaping a better Tomorrow

A brief report on SMET discussion with postgraduate students at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha followed with a round table discussion meeting with business community, professional’s and key policy makers aimed at creating awareness about social market economic model in Tanzania. The discussion also aimed at encouraging students to undertake further research on SMET model in Tanzania to catalyse more discussions at various levels of policy implememtation.

Tanzania's Economic Diplomacy: Balancing EU, China, and EAC Relations.

Voices from Tanzania

With one of the highest birth rates in the world, ranked 10th richest country in Africa by overall GDP in 20231 , one of the most stable and peaceful countries in its region, and with a recent change of status to a middle-income country, the Republic of Tanzania has seen a rapid growth (3rd fastest growing economy in Africa, behind Ivory coast and Rwanda)2. Studying the success and evolution of countries with global potential and impact provides insightful information about how a developing country manages its international relations. As a result, an expanded perspective on the dynamics of economic involvement and strategic decision-making in a complex and interconnected world can be gained through comprehending Tanzania's diplomatic strategy.

KAS

Scholarships for Study and Research in Germany

Closing Date for applications: February 1, 2024

We support you on the way to graduation! In addition to financial support, our scholarship holders benefit in particular from our international network, the seminar programme and personal support. The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung awards scholarships to international students from Tanzania, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia to study at one of the over 400 universities in Germany. Our scholarship program is aimed at international students and graduates who have acquired a university degree and who intend to complete postgraduate or master studies, doctoral studies or a research fellowship of at least three semesters at a university in Germany.

EXPERTS ROUNDTABLE REPORT

ADVANCING CLIMATE ACTION FOR COP28 AND TANZANIA’S NDC COMMITMENTS

The expert’s roundtable discussion on COP28 and Tanzania’s NDCs was held on 1st June, 2023, at Protea Hotel Oysterbay in Tanzania. The objective of the discussion was to engage pre-COP28 stakeholders, academia, policy makers, and climate experts in a collective effort to raise awareness, foster accountability, and drive action on climate change. The discussion aimed to understanding international and national climate action processes, the outcome of COP27, evaluate the status of Tanzania’s NDCs and identify practical solutions for effective implementation and plans towards COP28. The major theme of the discussion was how to keep the 1.5°C goal alive and how to strengthen adaptation and mitigation actions, including loss and damage. The alarming projections of global warming and greenhouse gas emissions reaching catastrophic levels underscore the urgency to address the climate crisis now.

COP 28 AND TANZANIA’S NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS (NDC’s)

Expert's Roundtable Discussion

The United Nations’ Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC), Conference of Parties (COP28) is scheduled to take place in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai from 30th November to 12th December, 2023. It’s major goal is to critically reassess the real implementation of 2015 Paris Climate Agreement as the COP 26 Glasgow Climate Pact and COP 27 Shamel Sheikh’s Implementation Plan. The main COP 28 Agenda will be: Loss and Damage, Climate Finance and Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP). Climate Science shows that the Current Emissions and Global Warming Projections are reaching catastrophic proportions and levels particularly in Greenhouse gasses emissions whereby last year 2022 the warning levels reached 1.15oC. Undoubtedly, these facts pose untold and unprecedented critical quantitative and qualitative humano – economic, existential, health, educational, social, nutritional, political, infrastructural dilemmas, challenge, risks and vulnerabilities both to people, planet and biodiversity to thousands of years to come. Hence, threatening common wellbeing, peace and security of humanity the planet locally and globally than ever before. It is an undeniable fact that Africa (including) Tanzania is the most affected continent. In response to this the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS) in Tanzania collaboration with the Kilimanjaro Consortium for Development and Environment (KCDE) based in Kilimanjaro, deemed it relevant and critical to engage Pre-COP 28 Stakeholders, academia, policy makers and climate experts for round table discussions and consultations as effective spaces and opportunity for collective awareness, accountability and action.

Social market Economy Model for Tanzania (SMET)

Discussions and Critical Review of the Social Market Economy Model for Tanzania (SMET) as an alternative economic model for Tanzania.

A two-day experts’ roundtable discussion aimed at bringing social market economy model for Tanzania into the lens of economists and think tanks for critical analysis and proposing strategies for rolling it out and adoption in Tanzania. The event gathered economists and other key stakeholders from universities, civil society organizations and the private sector.

UJAMAA: Past and Present

The concept of Ujamaa and its impact on postcolonial Tanzania

This article aims at promoting an understanding of the concept of Ujamaa in its key ideas and of its relevance as a policy that still has an impact on postcolonial Tanzania. Using Julius Nyerere’s essay „Ujamaa - the Basis for African Socialism“ (1962) as a starting point, this article seeks to explore Ujamaa’s multifaceted meanings and realities, addressing the Arusha Declaration (1967) and the beginnings of a villagization program. It furthermore aims at critically reflecting on the role and portrayal of Julius Nyerere concerning Ujamaa.

KAS and EU goes to the pitch

Sports for Development

This article provides a brief overview of the activities in the European Union project Together for peace in Zanzibar. Spanning from the sports for development approach to the encouragement of political dialogue, it connects the population politically, socially and physically in multi-dimensional inclusion efforts.

Tanzania Agency in the international System

On 24 November 2022, the Chatham House Africa Program, in partnership with KAS, convened a public webinar event on Tanzanian foreign policy. Now a Event Report has been Publised.

The Webinar explored Tanzania’s international partnerships and external engagements in a context of global geopolitical change marked by war in Ukraine, climate change and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It also marked the first in a series in partnership with KAS on Tanzania’s Foreign Policy Agenda: Economic Diplomacy and International Agency. Now a detailed Event Report has been published with the outcomes of the discussion.