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The Vice-President Dr Philip Mpango of Tanzania made an appeal to nations to ensure climate change adaptation and mitigation issues are adequately mainstreamed in their development plans, especially those targeting sectors most vulnerable to the problem, such as agriculture, water, and energy. He, however, called for regional and global partnerships as key pillars in finding solutions to the global challenge.
The Vice-President Dr Philip Mpango of Tanzania made an appeal to nations to ensure climate change adaptation and mitigation issues are adequately mainstreamed in their development plans, especially those targeting sectors most vulnerable to the problem, such as agriculture, water, and energy. He, however, called for regional and global partnerships as key pillars in finding solutions to the global challenge.
Dr Mpango issued this call during the onset of the High-level Thematic Round Table Two: Leveraging the power of science, technology, and innovation for the sustainable development of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) in Doha, Qatar. This was part of the fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDC5). Outlining the priority areas, the VP underscored issues including solar and wind energy, waste management disposal, and green technologies.
Like many other LDCs, he revealed that Tanzania is already affected by climate change and variabilities, with extreme events such as droughts and floods, unpredictable rainfall patterns, rising sea levels and sinking islands resulting in food insecurity, water, and social conflicts, disruption of livelihoods and major economic costs. Tanzania is estimated to have recorded economic losses to the tune of 33.7 million US dollars (about 77bn/-) due to adverse effects of climate change over the past ten years due to floods, he noted.
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In mitigating the problem, the VP said that his country has developed a Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and the National Environmental Master Plan for Strategic Interventions (NEMSI), 2022-2032, which charts out strategic interventions to address environmental challenges based on their spatial variation.
