The role of rural-urban linkages for enhanced climate resilience in rural Tanzania (RUL4CLI)

project summary

The research project aims to deliver a comprehensive and multidisciplinary effort to increase climate resilience of rural communities in Tanzania. A deeper understanding of opportunities and barriers for current and potential climate change adaptation (CCA) practices in different rural settings will support sustainable development in Tanzania. The project will be innovative through its analysis of the influence of small towns and urban service centers on rural communities and how differences in CCA and climate resilience in rural Tanzania relates to urban access, general geography and demographic diversity. It will illustrate how CCA initiatives can become accessible to different socioeconomic groups, in particular disadvantaged groups, and analyze and suggest how to align climate change policies at different administrative levels to improve implementation effectiveness. Furthermore, with a focus on the decision making process at individual and household level, the project adds vital new knowledge about environmental, social and economic constraints, that will improve climate change planning and implementation capacity in Tanzania.

Facts

PERIOD: 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2027
PROJECT CODE: 21-03-KU
COUNTRIES: Tanzania
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Torben Birch-Thomsen
TOTAL GRANT: 11,953,006 DKK