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A ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

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

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. More urgent and critical, in order to adequately achieve the Goals of the 2015, Paris Climate edifice, the following fundamental pillars and regimes in particular, need urgent evaluative focus and prioritization in particular: (A) Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC’s) general and specific status in Tanzania. (B) Tanzania recent Nationally Contributions in particular: a critical post- mortem and deep analysis on: - Adaptation Contributions - Mitigation Contributions (C) Tanzania’s Critical Gap’s Weaknesses and Discrepancies: Calibrating: - Ambition gaps - Budgetary gaps - Policy gaps - Managerial/Leadership gaps - Organizational and Planning gaps - Technical resilience and expertise gaps - Human Resource mobilization gaps - Non-human resource mobilization gaps (D) The Critical role of Cities and Urban Contents in Climate Change Mitigation.

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Scholar’s networking breakfast meeting.

Building bridges between Scholars

Online-Seminar

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.

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.

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Youth Workshop on Peace Making and Conflict Resolution.

A series of presentations along with in-depth discussion, questions and answers sessions on peace and conflict resolution.

Three-day workshop which exposed youth in-depth discussion on peace building and conflict resolution. Youth were empowered to understand how to keep peace and resolve conflicts from personal, group, community to state level.

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EU-Project Launch "Together for peace"

KAS Tanzania in partnership with ZAFELA is implementing an EU funded project, contributing to conflict resolution and a peaceful political environment in Zanzibar

“Together For Peace” will focus on capacity building, strengthening dialogues between targeted members of political parties, religious leaders and CSOs as well as engaging in an exchange of opinions towards resolving any political conflicts spearheading peace building in Zanzibar.

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CETA WORKSHOP ON YOUTH PEACE MAKING AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION.

KAS in collaboration with Civic Education Teachers Association (CETA) convened a Youth Workshop on Peace Making and Conflict Resolution in Bukoba .

Peace and conflict are interesting and cross-cutting topics of discussion, they are pervasive and they affect different aspects of human life, be it political, economic, social or cultural aspect. Young people are among the major category of human population who are affected positively or negatively by pervasiveness of peace and conflicts respectively. In many parts of the World, particularly in Great Lakes Region of Africa which includes; Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Burundi, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

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Youth Workshop on Peace Keeping, Conflict Prevention, and Resolution

Civic education as a tool for promoting peace and security

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Demography and Urbanisation as 21st Century Challenge for Politicians

1st Network Meeting for KAS Partners from East Africa

Population increase in East Africa will have disrupting impact on socio-economic development and requires policy adjustments. Unfortunately, within many countries debate on issues of urbanisation and demographics is rare. Hence, this conference aims to bring together researchers to debate and connect on emerging challenges.

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Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation Open Day 2021

„Politics and trust“

The work of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation: focusing on participation, representation, security, and innovation.

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Radio Sessions on Reducing and Preventing Corruptive Behaviour

Empowering local communities for more accountability and better fight against corruption through Radio Talk Shows

Three radio talk shows will be held in the Ruvuma region organized by KAS and Mtandao wa Utawala Bora. The Radio programs will address three different issues on Curruption. Members of the community will be able to address their questions to Government Officials and PCCB officials over the radio. The aim is to strengthen the public awareness on their interests and to create the culture of communication between different groups.

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Digitalization in East Africa

Connectivity, the use of internet services and their implications for the people

From 7th to 10th of November 2019 the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) and The Launch Pad held a conference on Digitalization in East Africa. The Event was attended by 80 participants from Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. This fruitful conference started with an introductory opening session for all participants followed by four panels were each par-ticipant choose between two topics.

Women Rights according to the Qur’an

On November 2nd 2019, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) held a workshop with the Zanzibar Female Lawyer Association (ZAFELA) to launch the Book “Haki za wanawake kwa mujibu wa Qur’an na Sunnah za mtume (S.A.M.)”. This Book on Women Rights according to the Qur’an was launched and introduced to the members of ZAFELA in Unguja

Women Rights in Tanzania

A JOINT WORKSHOP BETWEEN WAWATA AND JUWAKITA IN DAR ES SALAAM

On 19th and 20th of October 2019, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) held a workshop with the Catholic Women of Tanzania (WAWATA) and the Association of Muslim Women (JUWAKITA) on the Rights of Women. 80 Women from all over Tanzania participated. This Joint workshop was a continuity of two separate workshops that took place in the year 2018.

The Model of the Social Market Economy as an Opportunity for Tanzania

SOCIAL MARKET ECONOMY AS A GATEWAY TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP - Kasulu

The Civic Education Forum in Tanzania (CETA) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organised a joint workshop in Kasulu, Kigoma region on 27 and 28 September 2019. The theme of the event was “Social Market Economy as a Gateway to Entrepreneurship”. More than 600 students ― from secondary schools and higher learning institutions as well as universities students from Kasulu and from outside Kasulu attended.

Social Market Economy Tanzania and it’s Inclusion in Teaching

On the 24th of August 2019, the Civic Education Forum in Tanzania (CETA) and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organised a joint teacher’s symposium in Dar es Salaam on the topic of “Social Market Economy Tanzania and its inclusion in teaching”. More than 250 teachers, from Secondary Schools in Dar es Salaam attended the event.

Opportunities for young Women in Tanzania

On the 26th August 2019, the Bethsaida Girls Secondary School and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organised a joint panel discussion in Dar es Salaam. The discussion was about the opportunities for young women in Tanzania. Three successful young women from different professions were invited as panelists, to speak to the Secondary School for orphan girls about their experiences and obstacles they had to overcome in their professional lives. 119 students participated in the discussion.

Peace and Justice Youth Workshop

On the 31 of July 2019, Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) welcomed 15 youth from Youth of United Nations Association (YUNA) in Tanzania and JugendInterKult e.V. from Germany. Together they participated on a joint workshop about peace and justice.

SMET Model Book Launch

From Thursday 11th July 2019 to Friday 12th July 2019, the Tanzania Episcopal Conference (TEC), the Muslim Council of Tanzania (BAKWATA), the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) jointly organised a Roundtable Discus-sion for Religious Leaders and the Launch of the book “Social Market Economy as a Gateway to Industrialization”.

Economic Order in Tanzania: Principles, Opportunities and Challenges of Scial Market Economy

CETA JOURNAL VOLUME 17, CIVICS AND GENERAL STUDIES

This is a publication of the symposia on “Economic Order in Tanzania: Principles, Opportunities and Challenges of Social Market Economy”. It was organised by CETA and KAS aiming at mobilising understanding and discussion of opportunities as well as challenges for Tanzania's economy. The Symposia (volume 17) was attenden by university/college students and secondary school students in Dar es Salaam, Dodoma and Mwanza.

The Rights of Muslim Women according to the Qur’an

WORKSHOP WITH ZAFELA ON UNGUJA

On Wednesday 31st October 2018 the Zanzibar Female Lawyers Association (ZAFELA) and the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) organized the second book review meeting on the subject of ”The Rights of Muslim Women according to Qur’an” in Stone Town, Unguja. The participants discussed the second edition of the book „Kitabu Cha Haki Za Mwanamke wa Kiislamu kwa Mujibu wa Qur’an”.