Low quality solar products dominate market
According to the report funded by WB’s International Finance Corporation (IFC), the market is largely dominated by low quality solar products. IFC’s Resident Representative in Tanzania, Uganda and South
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World Bank-IFC initiative promotes solar off-grid lighting in Tanzania
A joint World Bank-IFC programme and innovation, Lighting Africa, has announced the launch of a two-year consumer education campaign in Tanzania to promote solar off-grid lighting and energy products in
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Tanzania suspends aerial wildlife census over reduced visibility
DAR ES SALAAM Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian authorities said Friday they have halted field work for a new aerial wildlife census in the Selous-Mikumi ecosystem due to unusual field conditions. “Unusually
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Reaching for the SDGs: the unfulfilled potential of Tanzania’s water Supply, sanitation, and hygiene sector- executive summary
The purpose of the document is to lay out the findings from this diagnostic exercise. Its key messages include stressing the need to reach higher to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets
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Tanzania: research uncovers the potential of mini-grids
The expansion of mini-grids in Tanzania, enabled by bold and adaptive energy policies, is bridging the gap for the population lacking access to electricity. Area covered by the mini-grids project. Credit:World
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Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa
In Africa, the African Union is committed to addressing climate change issues with a gender perspective. Consequently, African countries have formulated their respective climate change policies, strategies
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Scientists develop database to help fight forest degradation in Eastern Africa
Scientists at the Regional Center for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) have designed a forest observatory database that gives information on activities that contributes to the destruction and
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Accelerating mini-grid deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons from Tanzania
For communities across sub-Saharan Africa, a consistent and affordable supply of electricity can open new possibilities for socioeconomic progress. Mini-grids—electrical generation and distribution systems
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Zanzibar and Pemba Islands now enforce ban on public smoking
ARUSHA, Tanzania (Xinhua) -- Tanzania’s semi-autonomous Zanzibar archipelago has begun enforcing the Tobacco Control Regulations, which bans smoking in public places, a senior official said on Friday.
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Tanzania: Sh500m Project Set to Make Water Woes History for 3,000
Villagers in Kwamsisi Ward in Handeni District, Tanga Region, who for decades have to grapple scarcity of clean and safe water especially during the long dry seasons, will at last have access to the precious