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REPORT ON THE FANRPAN CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE, TANZANIA NATIONAL POLICY DIALOGUE ON COMESA DOMESTIC CLIMATE FINANCING
Food Agriculture and Natural Resources
Policy Analysis Network - FANRPAN
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This Report was submitted to the
Food, Agriculture and natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)
Economic and Social Research Foundation
51 Uporoto Street (Off. Ali Hassan Mwinyi Rd.) Ursino Estate
P.O.Box 31226 Dar es Salaam
Tel:+255 22 2760260, Fax +255 22 2760062
AUGUST 2015
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1. INTRODUCTION
As part of the COMESA-EAC-SADC project activities, The Economic and Social
Research Foundation (ESRF) as the Country Node Hosting Institution for FANRPAN
convened a National Policy Dialogue to deliberate on Domestic Climate Change
Financing which began at 9.00am. The Dialogue was facilitated by Mr. Hanif Tuwa from
the University of Bagamoyo who welcomed Dr. Tausi Mbaga Kida, the Executive
Director from ESRF to deliver her welcoming remarks to participants derived from
various public and private sector institutions.
Dr. Kida mentioned that securing climate financing is still a key challenge due to access
to limited information and disco-ordination of the available information. Thus the
objective of the dialogue is to increase understanding of climate change challenges for
agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa at national level as well as increase access to
domestic financing for climate smart agriculture. It is expected that through discussions
in the dialogue, there will be a summary of domestic climate financing policy
recommendations. She finally welcomed all participants to actively participate in the
dialogue.
The facilitator then welcomed Ms. Sithembile Ndema from the Food, Agriculture and
Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) to give an overview of the
COMESA project and domestic climate financing.
2. PRESENTATIONS
2.1 Session I: COMESA project and domestic climate financing
This session began with a presentation by Ms. Ndema who explained that the network’s
vision is a food secure continent without poverty and hunger by supporting links
between government and Civil Society Organizations as well as building the capacity for
policy analysis and policy dialogue in Africa.
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She added that FANRPAN partners with other organizations in fulfilling its mission
whereby it identifies an organization in a specific country with credibility of working with
the government. Its thematic includes Food systems (agricultural development),
Agricultural productivity (markets, improved seeds), Natural resources and environment
(irrigation) and Social protection (livelihoods).
It was demonstrated that FANRPAN implements various projects under the Climate
Change portfolio including aspects pertaining to Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA).
Generally, Climate Smart Agriculture is a sustainable agriculture that increases
productivity and resilience (adaptation), reduces greenhouse gases (mitigation) and
enhances achievement of national food security and development goals.
A programme was launched in 2009 with an objective to create strategies for adaptation
to Climate Change in rural sub-Saharan Africa by targeting the most vulnerable groups.
She also pointed out the major players in the global arena in Climate Change such as
NORAD, and the Rockefeller Foundation. The programme operates in Angola,
Botswana, Congo, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique,
Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Another programme under the FANRPAN CSA Policy was launched in 2014 known as
COMESA-EAC-SADC Climate Change Tripartite programme with specific project
objectives which were deliberated in the dialogue; however, the overall objective was to
ensure that the impacts of climate change in the COMESA-EAC-SADC region are
addressed through successful adaptation and mitigation actions which will also build
economic and social resilience for present and future generations.
She also added that a national dialogue was necessary in Tanzania due to its
advancement in Climate Change financing mechanisms where other African countries
can learn such mechanisms for mainstreaming Climate Change knowledge into
domestic agricultural research for sustainable Domestic Climate Change Financing.
This national policy dialogue is expected to influence a unified position on agriculture
and climate change financing among key stakeholders including decision makers.
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2.2 Session II: Disbursements of International Climate Finance, 2010 – 2013 in
Tanzania
This session began with a presentation by Prof. Pius Yanda from the Institute of
Resource Assessment at the University of Dar es Salaam. Climate Change projects are
development projects which do not necessarily focus on climate change directly but
their sub projects focus on climate change for instance irrigation projects. The study
was triggered by the amount of resources allocated to the Climate Change projects.
Prof. Yanda also stated that the study addressed the international public funding
received for climate change actions to beneficiaries from 2010-2013 through an analysis
of public documents at the Ministry of Finance. He showed the total number of
disbursements and records with an annual average of $200 million. The Climate
Change strategy funds focused more on mitigation than adaptation with an exception in
2011 and 2013.
He further added that the energy sector received the most support for the years studied
reflecting the predominance of support for mitigation actions followed by water supply
and sanitation sector receiving adaptation funding. A large proportion of international
climate finance is supporting multiple development objectives which include but are not
limited to climate change thus the significance objective being climate change is highly
considered. Mitigation still remains the principal objective in climate change significance
of spending between 2010 and 2013.
He showed a total of 19 donor countries providing Official Development Assistance
(ODA) funding assistance while Japan is the main provider of international public
funding for climate change actions. The major beneficiaries of most international funds
are government ministries, departments and agencies which end up supporting climate
change actions managed by the government administration. It was also shown that 67%
of these funds are disbursed to the government ministries and agencies while the
remainder is given to NGOs and other Multilateral Development Agencies (MDAs).
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It was noted that the amount of climate change financing received from international
donors was larger from the ones examined at the national level (government ministries
and agencies). The Ministry of Finance did not record the main international climate
change investments that were recorded in the OECD CRS database over the four year
period. The Ministry database records a smaller level of disbursement than
development partners record in each of the four years as shown in the Table below:-
Year of
record
Ministry of Finance
database
Development Partner
database
OECD Database
2010 4 6 10
2011 3 7 10
2012 2 8 10
2013 1 9 10
He also commended that there was a link between major investments in energy, water,
transport and agricultural sectors and the priorities of the national climate change
strategy of 2012 whereby the ten largest disbursements each year are being directed to
the government’s stated climate change policy priorities.
He concluded that the international publicly-sourced climate finance is not being
consistently reported in Tanzania where the climate finance database records at the
Ministry have a small proportion of the funding reported at the international level through
the OECD Creditor Reporting System, despite most climate finance being channeled to
government. There is a challenge to both development partners and the Ministry of
Finance in the identification of climate change related projects. Each have to make a
decision as to whether an expenditure item is climate change related without a global
standard in place or not as differences in interpretation can arise.
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3. DISCUSSIONS
There were deliberations after the presentations and the participants had the following
views and concerns:-
i. Rural Energy Agency project was regarded as climate change related project
inclusive of the improvement of the grid system. Funding for this project was
received by the Ministry of Energy as part of initiatives for international climate
change financing in the energy sector
ii. Study limitations hindered the team to identify NGOs that received climate
finance
iii. Climate change is affecting energy source from hydropower projects so there
should be consideration in funding other renewable energy sources such as wind
iv. Enhance comparison of performance of the climate financing within East Africa
and Africa in general
v. Accountability should be improved at the Ministry of Finance as well as coding for
climate change projects. There is a need to set a clear definition of the climate
change related projects from the development projects
vi. The report of the study on disbursements of international finance should have
given recommendations to the government to address the gap between the
climate financing records at the Ministry of Finance and the international
development partners
vii. Institutional capacity (both technical and financial) of the recipients of the
international climate funds should be enhanced to improve the country’s
commitment
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Conclusive recommendations:
i. Climate change is a new phenomenon with many challenges where its general
awareness is still inadequate, however, CSOs can use the opportunities that
come along with it
ii. The economy of Tanzania can be boosted by the funds provided in the climate
change financing since the funds can support various development projects
iii. Stakeholders’ commitment is required to bring the changes needed for instance
the gap between Ministry of Finance and donor records should have been
addressed if there was commitment from the responsible parties
iv. Resources should be allocated towards setting the standard for climate change
projects and not climate change related
v. There should be standardization of the definition of climate change projects
vi. Accountability of the local level funds whereby close monitoring and
implementation is also enhanced
4. CLOSING REMARKS
The representative from FANRPAN thanked the participants for their valuable
comments and recommendations during the dialogue which was finally closed at
12.00pm.
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APPENDICES
Appendix I: List of participants
COMESA Domestic Climate Financing National Policy Dialogue
4TH
Aug 2015 List Participants
Sn. Full Name
S
e
x
Designation Name of
Institution Address
Tel/Cell
Phone Email
1 Kulthum
Nancy Shushu F Rappoteur UDSM
Box
78211
DSM
0784880
2 Nicholas
Mauya M
Director of
Regulatory
Services
Tea Board of
Tanzania
Box 2663
DSM
0222114
400/075
4375514
0
3 Naomi Mwangi F Program
Officer
Tanzania
Women
Lawyer’s
Association
DSM 0787890
4 Edmund Mariki M Executive
Secretary TAMPA
Box
71202
DSM
0713806
440/075
8843248
5 Albert M
Philipo M Economist
Ministry of East
African
Cooperation
Box 9250
DSM
0716828
6 AmitSheth M Finance
Manager
Tunakopesha
LTD
Box
20728
DSM
2150442
/078432
5435
7 NyangiChacha F Lecturer Ardhi
University
Box
35176
0683712
290/071
3295525
8 MakamoTanen
de M
Program
Officer HakiArdhi
Box
71889
DSM
0715857
480
g
9 ImmaculataSen
je F
Assistant
Director of
Urban
Planning
Ministry of
Lands
Box 9132
DSM
0784844
10 PandishaOmar
yYusufu M
Executive
Committee
Member
Tanzania Youth
Environmental
Network
Box
34734
DSM
0713527
11 Mike Laiser M Director Borderless
Solution Box 9902
0784778
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12 Hakimu Davis
Matola M
Research
Officer TAFIRI
Box
9750,
Kunduch
i Beach,
DSM
0222850
043/071
2016144
13 Janeth Reuben
Mlenga F
Representativ
e of the
Executive
Director
TAYEN
Box
34734
DSM
0712727
14 Peter Lanya M Vice
Chairman TCCIA
Box
14490
DSM
0713564
955/078
7564955
15 Charles Musai M Pr. Dce. Dar Stock
Exchange DSM
0713227
16 Fredrick
Mulina M
Senior
Governmenta
l
Management
Officer
NEMC
Box
63154
DSM
0753240
17
Andes
BubelwaKakik
u
M Agricultural
Officer
Ministry of
Agriculture
Box 9192
DSM
0713309
`122 [email protected]
18 John Basibasi M Economist
Confederation
of Tanzania
Industries (CTI)
Box
71783
DSM
0719561
19 Mary Swai F Program
Manager TATEDO
Box
32794
+25578
9345463 [email protected]
20 Fatuma
Matulanga F
Journalist-
Business
Editor
TBC Box 9191
DSM
0789455
959/071
2818286
21 Furaha Lugoe M RMD DILAPS
Box
35424
DSM
0754268
22 Godlove
Mapunda M
Program
Officer
Youth
Agribusiness
Action
Box 6216
DSM
0712019
9971/07
5958846
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23 Carlos
Kanyopa M
Program
Officer
Youth
Agribusiness
Office
Box 126
Sinza
Mori
DSM
0717777
24 Shabani
SalumuBakari M
Representativ
e of the
Ministry of
Livestock and
Fisheries
Development
Ministry of
Livestock and
Fisheries
Department
0714793
25 Boribo Issa M
Representativ
e of the
Ministry of
Livestock and
Fisheries
Development
Ministry of
Livestock and
Fisheries
Department
0656959
26 Sesilia Juma F M&E
Rural Urban
Development
Initiative
Box
78741
+25522
2601873
/075633
2332
27 Abbas Hirji M Intern ESRF DSM 0789143
28 Sophia Polly F Member Climate Change
Alliance Box 8286
0712022
29 Ajallay
Selemani M Accountant
Tanzania
Sugarcane
Growers
Association
Box
77900
DSM
0714022
30 Hanif Tuwa M Facilitator University of
Bagamoyo
Box
75254
DSM
0718267
31 Jalibu Mwene-
Milao M
Secretary to
the Executive
Committee
AMAGRO
Box
32150
DSM
0715487
797
jalibu.mwenemilao53@yahoo.
com
32 Edda Sanga F
Agricultural
Executive
Director
TAMWA Box 6143 0713302
33 Tunu Haruna F
Crop
Promotion
Trainee
Ministry of
Agriculture Box 9192
0718627
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Appendix II:
PROGRAM FOR THE DOMESTIC CLIMATE FINANCING NATIONAL POLICY
DIALOGUE– 4th AUGUST 2015
Time Activity
Facilitator
8:00 – 9:00 Registration Secretariat
9:00 – 9:15 Welcoming and opening remarks Dr.Tausi Kida – Executive
Director of ESRF
9:15 – 10:00 Presentation 1: Overview of COMESA project and domestic climate financing
Ms.SithembileNdema -
FANRPAN
10:00 - 10.30 Tea Break All
10:30- 11:15 Presentation 2: Disbursements of International Climate Finance to Tanzania
Prof. Pius Yanda –
University of Dar es Salaam
11:15 - 12:00 Discussion
All
12:00 - 12:10 Closing Remarks Presenters from FANRPAN
and UDSM
12:10 - 1:00
Lunch and Departure All
34 Andrew Jacob
Ngereza M
Agricultural
Research
Officer
Mikocheni
Agricultural
Research
Institute
Box 6226
DSM
+25522
2700552
/+25575
4298946
35 Elias Mhegera M Editor East African DSM 0754826
36 Godfrey Paul
Mkelemi M M&E Officer TASAF DSM
0786684
37 Jane Luvanga F
Assistant
Project
Officer
Tanzania Forest
Conservation
Group
Box
23410
DSM
+25522
269007
38 SwafiaJuma F Research
Trainee ESRF DSM
0787021
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Appendix 3: Group Photographs
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