Executive SummaryThis report is an update of the baseline study carried out in early 2017 during implementation of the project titled “Promoting Implementation of the Paris Agreement (PIPA) in East Africa”East African Civil Society for Sustainable Energy & Climate Action (EASE&CA)is a three year project (July 2019-July 2022) implemented in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda under the support of CISU.

The main objective of theEASE&CAproject is to increase access to sustainable energy and other climate solutions to local communities in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania with both women’s and men’s full and effective participation and leadership for improved livelihoods and reduction of poverty. This will be realized by combining Civil Society Organization (CSO) activities at local, national and international levels in ways, where they reinforce each other. The project primarily works towards Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 1 (poverty), SDG5 (gender), SDG7 (clean energy), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 17 (partnerships).In relation to TaTEDO, the EASE-CA project has 2 immediate objectives; a) to strengthen national CSO networking and advocacy for increased targets and financing of local, sustainable, pro-poor, and gender responsive climate and energy solutions in national development strategies andtheir implementation in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda.

The strategies shall include Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-term low Emission Development Strategies (LEDS) to the Paris Agreement, as well as national activities to implement SDG7 (clean energy), including the Sustainable Energy for All strategies; and b) to strengthen networking and participation of East African CSOs for exchange of experiences and to give voice to East African CSOs to influence development of the international framework for the national strategies and for climate financing, including in the UN Climate Convention (UNFCCC). Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are essentially the backbone of the Paris Agreement. While securing a deal in Paris was a huge success, the real challenge will be actual progress in tackling climate change, i.e. countries following through on the commitments they made at UNFCCC COP21. This is where NDCs are so important, as they provide an action plan going forward.SDG7 calls for “affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” by 2030.

Without access to clean, modern energy, it is impossible to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to reduce poverty, broaden education and improve public health.The overall objective of the Baseline Study is to document the current status of sustainable energy and other climate actions at the national level to establish a bench mark against which achievement of EASE-CA will be measured.Further the study aim to identify opportunities for advocacy and lobbying for increased access to sustainable energy and other climate actions and to map out CSOs and SMEs in sustainable energy and other climate solutions.

RECOMMENDATIONS To the National Renewable Energy Strategy Outcome of consultative meeting with CSOs at White Sands Hotel, Dar-Es-Salaam (18th-19th August 2022)

Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania ni miongoni mwa nchi zilizoathiriwa na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi na hali ya hewa isiyotabirika. Hali hii inajidhihirisha kupitia matukio mvua zisizotabirika, ongezeko la joto, ukame na mafuriko. Athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi zimeathiri sekta za kijamii na kiuchumi na maendeleo kama vile kilimo, utalii, nishati, maji, afya, mifugo na mifumo ikolojia ya bahari na hivyo kuathiri ongezeko la pato la taifa.

Ukame na mafuriko yamechangia gharama kubwa za kiuchumi, kuathiri maendeleo na maisha ya jamii za vijijini na mijini kwa pande zote za Tanzania Bara na Zanzibar. Katika kukabiliana na hali hiyo, Serikali inatakiwa kuweka utaratibu wa kukabiliana na kuhimili athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi ili kulinda maendeleo yaliyofikiwa na kufikia maendeleo endelevu.

Serikali imekuwa ikifanya jitihada mbalimbali katika kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabianchi, jitihada hizo ni pamoja na; mapitio ya sera, uandaaji wa kanuni, mikakati na miongozo ya kukabiliana na changamoto za mabadiliko ya tabianchi. Hatua za kukabiliana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi hufanyika katika sekta za nishati, usafirishaji, udhibiti wa taka, misitu, kilimo, shughuli za uzalishaji viwandani na matumizi ya bidhaa pamoja na matumizi mengine ya ardhi.

Inatarajiwa kuwa, miradi ya biashara ya kaboni inayotekelezwa ndani ya Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania katika sekta hizo itachangia kupunguza athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi, kuchangia katika utunzaji endelevu ya mazingira na kuleta maendeleo endelevu ya kijamii na kiuchumi. Hivyo, Mwongozo huu unakusudia kuweka taratibu na matakwa kitaifa katika kusimamia na kudhibiti miradi ya biashara ya kaboni nchini.

The United Republic of Tanzania is among the countries affected by climate change impacts and variability, with extreme weather conditions and climate events manifested through increase seasonal variation in rainfall and temperature, drought and floods. Climate change impact affecting socio-economic and development sectors such as agriculture, tourism, energy, water, marine and coastal, public health and livestock-keeping thus, affect the country’s growth domestic product.

Drought and floods have already caused major economic costs, reduced long-term growth, and disrupted livelihoods of both rural and urban communities in both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. In response to the situation, the Government need to put in place adaptation and mitigation mechanism to safeguard attained development and achieve sustainable development. The Government has been undertaking various efforts towards addressing climate change, such efforts include; revision of policies, formulation of regulations, strategies and guidelines to address climate change challenges.

Mitigation measures related to emission reduction and removal are undertaken in the sectors of energy, transport, waste management, forestry, agriculture, industrial processes and product use and other land uses. It is expected that, carbon trading projects implemented in the United Republic of Tanzania in such sectors will contribute towards minimizing emissions and vulnerability to climate change while ensuring environmental integrity and sustainable socio-economic development. Therefore, these Guidelines intend to provide national procedures and requirements for undertaking carbon trading projects in the country.