Tag: sustainable development
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Climate Change Management in Africa
How is the international community prepared to assist Africa concerning climate change? By Zarina Abdussamedova, Intern at Art in Tanzania Climate Change Management in Africa is a part of the Art in Tanzania volunteering and internship programs. Climate change is significantly impacting Africa, leading to rising temperatures, changing precipitation patterns, increasing frequency of extreme weather…
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HOW CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTS AGRICULTURE IN TANZANIA
By Faraja Ntilulagomba – Art in Tanzania Internship ‘Climate Change’ denotes to long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns (e.g., temperature, precipitation etc.) over decades to millions of years of time. Climate on earth has changed over millions of years since the beginning long before human activity could have played a role in…
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The Challenges of Water Sustainability in Zanzibar
Romaisa Hussain – Art in Tanzania Internship In today’s world, there has been intense struggle for water resources. This is due to rising population currently standing at 7 billion, their usage of water and extreme competition over water resources, water dependent crops and urbanization. Therefore, it is no surprise that the world is running out…
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WHAT IS CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT ARE ITS EFFECT ON OUR PLANET? PART 3
By Gabriel Andre – Art in Tanzania internship THE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN TANZANIA 1. What can be expected Tanzania is a coastal country in East Africa which shares the Victoria Lake border with Kenya and Uganda. Given that the vast majority of the population’s livelihoods are dependent on the agriculture sector (80 %…
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PROBLEMS WITH HOUSEHOLD HYGIENE
By NARMY RICHARD MWANBOZI – Art in Tanzania internship The Tanzanian economy is poor and annual household income is low. According to the world bank The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Tanzania was recorded at 985.50 US dollars in 2019. The GDP per Capita in Tanzania is equivalent to 8 percent of the world’s average,…
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Solar Panels – the future of electricity in Tanzania
Electricity has been named by many Tanzanians as the biggest inhibitor for success. Tanzania has the largest population in East Africa, estimated at 52,482,726, with a very high annual population growth rate of 2.77%. 31.6% of the population lives in an urban area, leaving an estimated 35,897,237 people residing in rural areas. Access to improved…