Tanzania
The Tanzania project was launched in December 2006. Since then, significant progress has been made.
- The national inventory was completed on October 2009 and validated on November 2009. It revealed 650 tons of obsolete pesticides and 600 tons of sulphur.
- The Country Environmental and Social Assessment (CESA) started on December 2009. The radio and TV programs under the prevention component are under development and expected to be ready by mid 2010.
- A workshop to launch the national communication strategy and train zonal officers in its implementation took place in July 2009, and communication activities are being implemented. These have been closely linked to the inventory process, including working with zonal NGOs through the national network to carry out community-based awareness raising and quantification of privately-held stocks in communities.
- A new Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit provided by the FAO/Technical Support Unit and the World Bank and ToRs developed for independent monitoring by NGOs have been successfully tested by the project.
- The project is in the process of developing a sustainability roadmap, which will feed into the development of a Government strategy for preventing and managing future build-ups of stocks by the end of ASP-Tanzania. The project has hired a Technical Advisor for Disposal
For more information on the Tanzania ASP, please contact:
- Project Coordination: Mr Samuel Msangi, National Environmental Management Council (NEMC), telephone: (+255) 71331 5040, E-mail ssmsangi@yahoo.com
- NGO Activities: Mr Silvani Mnganya, AGENDA for Environment and Responsible Development, email: agenda@bol.co.tz
- Prevention Coordinator:Gasana Rwabufigiri Ministry of Agriculture Food Security and Cooperatives (MAFS&COOPS)Telephone (+255)784410184, e mail: gasanadamian@yahoo.com
- Field Manager: Arnold Kisiraga, NEMC, Telephone +255784608877 e-mail:
Country Information
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is an East African country with a total land area of 945,087 km² bordering Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique and the Indian Ocean. Topography of Tanzania varys significantly: mountainous in the north-east where Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak can be found; the Great Lakes of Lake Victoria (Africa's largest lake) and Lake Tanganyika (Africa's deepest lake) to the north and west; a large plateau with plains and arable land in Central Tanzania; and an eastern shore that is hot and humid. More than 80% of the estimated total population of 37,849,133 is rural, where industry is mainly limited to processing agricultural products and light consumer goods.