The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Health Sectors in Tanzania: A review

Ojija, Fredrick; Abihudi, Siri; Mwendwa, Beatus; Leweri, Cecilia; Chisanga, Kafula

doi:10.22161/ijeab/2.4.37

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“…As climate change impacts water resources, it interferes with food supply, migration, and breeding timing of species (Crosmary et al, 2012;Prato, 2009). This is because, with water scarcity, many plants could die out, causing a lack of food for wild animals and thus affecting their population health (Eguiguren-Velepucha et al, 2016;Ojija et al, 2017). Also, extreme temperatures cause water supplies (i.e., rivers, streams, and ponds) to dry up, which in turn causes water scarcity in many terrestrial ecosystems (Turner et al, 2022).…”

Section: Change In Species Migration and Populationmentioning

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“…A lack of adequate water will affect vegetation growth, resulting in hunger, the death of wild animals (Fig 1 ), and a decline in the wildlife population (McCluney et al, 2011). Also, animals would suffer from diseases due to contamination of water bodies (Ojija et al, 2017). A scarcity of water could result in wild animals migrating from one place to another in search for greener pastures and water to drink, thereby affecting their local population (McCluney et al, 2011).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and its Implications on Biodiversity: A Review

Ojija

Nicholaus²

2023

East Afr. j. environ. nat. resour.

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Climate change-related impacts on water resources can significantly lead to biodiversity loss. Species with specific water resource adaptations, including threatened and endemic species, are in danger of going extinct. The effect of climate change on biodiversity related to water scarcity or shortages has received less attention despite being acknowledged. This paper provides up-to-date collective information and knowledge gap on the impact of climate change on water and how it impacts biodiversity with a particular focus on the connection between climate change impacts, water resources, and the species biodiversity. Sixty (60) original peer reviewed research or review articles, and reports were reviewed to highpoint the impact of climate change on water resources and its implications on biodiversity including human being. We highlight that the impact of climate change on water resources (e.g., water scarcity and shortages) exerts more pressure on biodiversity conservation as it directly affects the growth and behaviour of species and modifies their habitats, population size, composition, interactions, timing of reproduction, reproductive phenology, and growing season. Furthermore, being the part of earth’s biodiversity, humans are also affected by the climate change water-related problems. This review earmarked that water shortages due to climate change puts the human population at great risk in terms of crop productivity, food security, and a variety of economic activities. Well–designed infrastructure to harvest water, mitigate and adapt to climate change is vital for protecting biodiversity from climate risks i.e., water shortages. This review paper is useful to government agencies charged with climate change and environmental conservation and policymakers mostly in developing nations to widen goals where the impact of climate is more noticeable. In addition, several deaths of animals and human due to water shortages have been reported.

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Section: Change In Species Migration and Populationmentioning

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Section: Change In Species Migration and Populationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and its Implications on Biodiversity: A Review

Ojija

Nicholaus²

2023

East Afr. j. environ. nat. resour.

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“…However, there are number of challenges which face the smallholder dairy farming in northern part of Tanzania which rise the alert on the sustainability of the sector. Some of the issues include land scarcity (Hillbom, 2011), dry season fodder scarcity (and access to water) for cattle kippers (Kurwijila, Omore, & Grace, 2012;Maleko et al, 2018), rise in temperature, prolonged and frequent periods of drought in the regions (Kimaro et al, 2018), massive cattle deaths due to outbreaks of diseases (Kimaro et al, 2018;Ojija, Abihudi, Mwendwa, Leweri, & Chisanga, 2017) and etc.…”

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Sustainability Performance in Supply Chain of Dairy Products: Examining the Constraints of Dairy Sector Using Value Chain Approach in Northern Regions, Tanzania

Sumuni¹

2019

EJBM

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The aim of this study was to investigate the sustainability performance in supply chain of dairy products in Tanzania. The study conducted in Simanjiro district using cross-sectional survey method and focus group discussions. The findings of this study show that processing facilities, access to market, storage facilities, distribution and delivery system are the main enormous supply chain constraints which affect the sustainability performance of diary sector. This study recommends that in order to ensure sustainable performance of dairy sector, a multidisciplinary approach, value chain techniques, diverse strategies and dialogues should be taken involving all key actors (i.e. LGA's, civil society, respective ministries, smallholders' farmers, processing firms, and dairy entrepreneurs).

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“…Most communities in these areas are highly impacted by climate change and variability due to semi-aridity climatic conditions coupled with low adaptive capacity (Kahimba et al, 2015). Livelihood of these communities have been negatively impacted due to changes in resources utilization and low production resulting into slowness in poverty eradication (Mwendwa et al, 2017). Semi-arid areas are characterized by increased droughts with substantial impacts to the communities' livelihoods (IPCC, 2014; Christopherson, 2018).…”

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Implications of climate change and variability on rural livelihoods in drought prone areas of central Tanzania

Asnath Alberto Malekela,

Evance Ntanturo,

Sifuni Nikombolwe Lusiru

et al. 2023

Int. J. Sci. Res. Arch.

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Most of rural people in Tanzania depend on rain-fed agriculture as the source of their livelihood. The antagonistic effects of climate change and variability have swindled their activities hence communities have been adapting various strategies in sustaining their living. The study was conducted in Mpwapwa district in Dodoma region. The objective of the study was to examine the impacts of climate change and variability on rural livelihoods and the standing locally based adaptation strategies. A total of 384 sample households were selected from three study villages. Both primary and secondary data were collected whereas primary data were collected through structured questionnaire, participant observation and focus group discussions (FGD’s). Secondary data were collected from the relevant written documents and meteorological stations. A statistical analysis system, statistical package for social science version 20, Chi-square test, and percentage of normal precipitation index were used for data analysis. Accordingly, the results revealed that the area experienced climate change and variability (CCV) as the communities mentioned the perceived indicators of CCV. Such locally based indicators were corroborated with climate data obtained from Tanzania Meteorological Authority (TMA). Furthermore, the Percentage of Normal Precipitation Index (PNPI) was determined to indicate the severity of drought in the study area. The study also revealed that various livelihood assets were adversely affected by CCV. However, in coping with climate stresses and shocks, communities have used different adaptation strategies to minimize the adversative impacts of climate change and variability. Nevertheless, there is a requisite of developing viable adaptation strategies for communities’ wellbeing and environmental sustainability.

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The Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture and Health Sectors in Tanzania: A review

Abstract: Abstract-The impact of climate change in Tanzania

Cited by 5 publications

References 38 publications

Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and its Implications on Biodiversity: A Review

Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources and its Implications on Biodiversity: A Review

Sustainability Performance in Supply Chain of Dairy Products: Examining the Constraints of Dairy Sector Using Value Chain Approach in Northern Regions, Tanzania

Implications of climate change and variability on rural livelihoods in drought prone areas of central Tanzania

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