Enhancing the capacity in provision and utilization of weather and climate services in Tanzania

 Improved capacity in provision and utilization of demand driven weather and climate services to support and enhanced resilience of vulnerable people and sectors to climate variability and change

​​Output 1: Enhancing the capacity of TMA in processing, packaging and dissemination of weather and climate information and products

• Providing improved web services capabilities by enhancing Internet connectivity through improved Local Area Network at Central Forecasting Office and Headquarter
•  Procurement of visualization screen, projector and webcam camera to facilitate participatory approaches with users and the development of tailored agromet products
•  Training of staff on information packaging and communication skills including data processing, and develop innovative approach in packaging and dissemination of weather and climate products
• Enhance the capacity of TMA Experts in accessing, understanding and using the latest Long-Range Forecasting Tools such as GeoCOF (Facilitator from ICPAC) linked with on-going WMO improved seasonal and sub-seasonal initiative
•   Assess the impacts of weather and climate extremes events to agriculture (crop and livestock sub sectors) for improved risk management at national and local level

Output 2: Enhancing capacity of stakeholders to access, understand and utilize weather and climate information for decision making

• Preparation of awareness raising and sensitization materials including brochure and leaflets
• Awareness raising and training of agriculture and livestock extension officers in three selected districts to better interpret and use weather and climate products including downscaled seasonal forecast and agrometeorological bulletin
• Registration of farmers and livestock keepers to FarmSMS

Output 3: Improving the provision of agrometeorological services

• Procurement and installation of soil moisture instruments to support crop management and irrigation advisories and calibration of soil moisture measurements from satellites
•  Establish and enhance teleconferencing facilities to facilitate participatory development of tailored agromet products

• Seventeen TMA staff trained on data processing, packaging and dissemination.
• Assessment conducted on the impacts of extreme weather and climate events on agriculture (crop and livestock sub sectors) in Dodoma
• Ten TMA forecasting experts trained on PyCPT, a Python Library for the Climate Predictability Tool (CPT); calculating onset, cessation, dry spells, wet spells, and growing length using the Weather Research and Forecasting Model (WRF); and  seasonal forecast generation using ensemble regression from the North American Multi-Model Ensemble (NMME) and Copernicus Climate Change Service (CS3).
• Awareness raising, sensitization and engagement on climate services of over 300 extension agents, farmers and agriculture stakeholders in the Dodoma, Iringa and Tanga Regions
• Procurement of teleconferencing equipment (projector, screen, conferencing speaker-phone) and network connectivity equipment (manageable switch, firewall, rack cabin).