Tanzania Fisheries Research Institute (TAFIRI), Tanzania

Enhancing resilience of Tanzanian coastal communities: Towards sustainable fisheries and a healthy marine environment (ECOFISH)

Research project Final grant amount TBA Climate change, pollution and over-exploitation are threatening fisheries-related livelihoods in Tanzania to the extent that may undermine national efforts to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The marine res ...
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Projections of climate change effects on Lake Tanganyika (CLEAT)

Research project Lake Tanganyika is an important ecosystem in eastern Africa, which historically has supported one of the world’s most productive freshwater fisheries. However, stocks of important commercial fish have decreased significantly. Scientific evidence sugg ... Project Completion Report The overarching objective of CLEAT was to build local and regional capacity in understanding the impact of climate change on the functioning and productivity of Lake Tanganyika, in order to help develop a more sustainab ...
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Innovations and Markets for Lake Victoria Fisheries (IMLAF)

Research project The proposed project titled “Innovations and Markets for Lake Victoria Fisheries” (IMLAF) will be carried out in the Lake Victoria basin of Tanzania. Its main objective is to catalyze socio-economic growth through expansion of markets for Nile perch ... Project Completion Report: 1. The project findings demonstrated existence of high level of Income inequalities between processors and traders; imperfect competitive market dominated by those who can afford the investment and operational capital; ...
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