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Technical Assistance to Develop GCF Climate Resilience Project in Kagera and Geita Regions of Tanzania - TCP/URT/3708

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 10

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania estimates that nearly 35 percent of households in Kagera and Geita regions lives below the basic needs poverty line, with some districts within these regions ranked among the poorest in the country Most production is for subsistence, with farmers’ households generally living season to season, with very small risk margins and little resilience to weather and climate related shocks Agriculture, including the crops and livestock subsector contributes over 87 percent of the country’s regional Gross Domestic Product ( Of the total population of approximately 4 million in the regions, more than 3 5 million residents rely on agriculture for their livelihoods Almost all agriculture and farming in the regions is rainfed and climate change has been intensifying the variability of rainfall patterns, affecting the sector seriously The profound impacts of climate change in Kagera and Geita regions are already causing relatively more intense and wider damage to at risk communities and agro ecosystems, compared with other regions in the country.

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