The Climate
Service Adaptation Programme Stakeholders’ Consultation Workshop on Global
Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) in Tanzania is taking place in the United
Republic of Tanzania from 7th-9th 2014, at Giraffe Ocean
View Hotel Dar es Salaam. The GFCS Programme aims to build resilience in
disaster risk management, food security, nutrition and health in the country.
The programme is being supported
by the Royal Government of Norway starting with Tanzania and Malawi. This is to help African countries adapt to changing
climate and to increase resilience to droughts and floods and other weather and
climate extremes.
This
Programme is a mult-agencies and cross sectoral initiative involving seven (7)
partner organizations, these include the World Meteorological Organization
(WMO), CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security
(CCAFS); Centre for International Climate and Enviromental Research-Oslo (CICERO);
Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI); International Federation of Red Cross and
Crescent Societies (IFRC); World Food
Programme (WFP); and World Health Health Organization (WHO).
Participants of National Stakeholders’ Consultative Workshop
for climate services in Tanzania
Representative of the Minister of Transport, Dr. Agnes
Kijazi, Director General of Tanzania Meteorological Agency gave the opening
remarks on behalf of the Minister of Transport
Director of Global Framework for Climate Services Mr.
Filipe Lucio explaining the objectives of the programme.
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