AFYA YA BAHARI NDIYO AFYA YA DUNIA YETU, SIKU YA BAHARI DUNIANI

World Oceans Day
Theme: Healthy Oceans, Healthy Planet

The Least Developed Countries Group Want Early Entry of Paris Agreement

The Chair of the Least Developed Countries group, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, will be in Bonn for the next international climate meeting from 16-26 May. The Bonn meeting follows the adoption of a new global agreement on climate change in Paris in December, 2015. Parties will now begin negotiating how they will reach the goals set down in Paris. In the lead up to this important meeting, Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu said:

"Reaching global agreement in Paris does not mean we can become complacent. We have drawn the blueprint and we must now begin construction of the rules and procedures that will bring the next phase of our global climate regime to life. A record-breaking 175 Parties united in New York on April 22 to sign the Paris Agreement, demonstrating that we have the political momentum to achieve this."

"Building off current political momentum, the LDCs will continue to push for early entry into force of the Paris Agreement, so that the world can benefit as soon as possible from its implementation."

"Even if current pledges are fulfilled, the world is on a path to over 3 degrees C of warming, well above the global goal of 1.5 degrees set in Paris; and that is without considering that developing countries need support to the tune of $4tn to meet these pledges."

YOU MUST WATCH: Tanzania - 25th Session of Universal Periodic Review

After presentation of Tanzania several countries provided comments on various issues that are taking place. Watch and share comments with us.

List of Countries and name of their representatives commented on Tanzania Report are:-

Tanzania in High-level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement

Remarks by H.E. Mr. Tuvako Nathaniel Manongi Chair of delegation of the United Republic of Tanzania at the national statements of the High-level Signature Ceremony for the Paris Agreement.

MABADILIKO YA TABIANCHI NA AFYA - MLIMANI TV

FRENCH EMBASSY’S (TANZANIA) FUND FOR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS FOR CIVIL SOCIETIES AND COALITIONS OF ACTORS (PISCCA)

The French fund for Innovative Projects from Civil Societies and Coalitions of Actors (PISCCA) is an instrument from the French Embassy to Tanzania to support projects from local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs).

PISCCA is the successor of the French Social Development Fund (SFD). The last SFD was implemented in Tanzania between 2009 and 2012 and funded 9 projects for a total amount of 500 000 euros, covering a large scale of sectors of intervention, including education, agriculture, health and access to water.

PISCCA aims at funding small-scale project and local initiatives which contribute to the strengthening of the Tanzanian civil society and to promoting social, economic and cultural rights in the country. Its main objectives are to support local initiatives, foster networking and synergies between stakeholders on the field and strengthen the capacities of the beneficiaries and civil society organizations.

The programme will last 3 years and is starting in 2016. It comprises two calls for proposals, in 2016 and 2017.

The 2016 call for proposals is open from the 18th April to the 20th May 2016.

KEY FINDINGS FROM THE ENERGY ARCHITECTURE PERFORMANCE INDEX (EAPI) 2016.

The Energy Architecture Performance Index (EAPI), developed by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture, aims to provide an additional set of data to help leaders benchmark the current performance of national energy systems, and inform decision-making in the context of the changes under way in the global energy landscape.

The Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report 2016 ranks 126 countries on their ability to deliver secure, affordable and sustainable energy.

Key Findings from the EAPI 2016 Architecture Report Series

The EAPI 2016 reveals strengths and weakness across regions as major economies struggle to take the lead

• Analysis of this year’s top performers demonstrate that there are no clear-cut ‘winners’ or perfect energy architectures. The strong scores of the top performers reveal balance across the energy triangle, but room for improvement is still significant.

• High-performing countries are not confined to a single region. The EAPI points to the strengths of countries beyond the usual suspects, with for example Albania (17th) and Paraguay (21st) boasting fully decarbonized electricity generation.

• Low oil prices are forcing or accelerating subsidy reforms to restore fiscal balance in countries reliant on oil revenues.

• The world’s largest economies still struggle to achieve balanced high performance in their energy systems. With the exception of France (4th), none of the 12 largest countries by GDP made it into the top 10 performers.

Few Ways That Climate Change Hurts You

From floods and droughts to increases in violent conflict, climate change is taking a toll on the planet's population

Floods in Jangwani Dar es Salaam in 2014

It can be easy to think of climate change as a far-off, indirect threat that some future human population will have to overcome. And that even then, the effects of climate change won’t be too bad, or that they won’t hurt people. But as the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, Climate Change 2014: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, emphasizes, the effects of climate change already can be seen, and members of the current human population already are its victims.

Climate change will hurt and even kill humans in a stunning variety of ways. Here are nine (sometimes unexpected) ways climate change will negatively affect people:

Hatua Stahiki Zitaokoa Afya yako Dhidi ya Athari za Mabadiliko ya Tabianchi

Mabadiliko ya tabianchi ni mabadiliko ya muda mrefu kuanzia miongo mpaka milenia ya muundo wa hali ya hewa ikijumuisha jotoridi, kunyesha kwa mvua, upepo, mgandamizo wa hewa na mielekeo mingine ya tabianchi katika dunia. Kwa zaidi ya 95% mabadiliko ya tabianchi husababishwa na shughuli za binadamu ambazo hupelekea uzalishaji na ongezeko la gesi joto kwenye angahewa na hatimaye kupelekea ongezeko kubwa la joto kama tunaloshuhudia sasa hivi, ukame, majanga ya mafuriko, vimbuka, kubadilika kwa mgawanyo na muda wa mvua kunyesha, kuzuka na kuenenea kwa magonjwa mbalimbali, kuzama kwa visiwa, kuongezeka kwa maji chumvi, kuhama hama na migogoro ya rasilimali kama ilivyo kati ya wakulima na wafugaji.

Matatizo ya kiafya ambayo yanachangiwa mabadiliko ya tabianchi katika kuenea na kutokea kwake ni malaria, homa ya bonde la ufa, denge, kipindupindu, magonjwa ya moyo na mfumo wa upumuaji, kiharusi, saratani, utapiamlo, zika, msongo wa mawazo, udumavu wa watoto, magonjwa ya mfumo wa fahamu. Haya ni baadhi tu ya matatizo ya kiafya ambayo mabadiliko ya tabianchi yana mchango katika kutokea na kuenea kwa kasi zaidi.

Nyanya zikiwa zimekauka shambani huko kishapu Shinyanga.
Picha na Tajiel Urioh, September 2015

Ili uwe na Afya nzuri unahitaji maji safi na salama, hewa safi, chakula bora na makazi salama, lakini vitu hivi vyote vinaathiriwa na mabadiliko ya tabianchi. Kutokana na ukame hali ya uzalishaji wa chakula bora na cha kutosha inazorota kwa kasi, shughuli mbalimbali za uzalishaji viwandani na majumbani zinachangia sana uchafuzi wa hewa na kupelekea matatizo ya kiafya. Upatikanaji wa maji safi na salama unazidi kuwa changamoto kubwa sana kutokana na ongezeko kubwa la joto duniani linalosababishwa na mabadiliko ya tabianchi, ebu fikiri maisha pasipo maji!, maji ni uhai. Leo hii watu wanahama makazi yao kwa kutopenda kutokana na athari za mabadiliko ya tabianchi katika maeneo yao, kwa mfano majanga ya ukame, kuongezeka kwa magongwa, vimbunga, mafuriko, migogoro ya rasilimali na mengiyo, mwisho wa siku haya yote yanathiri ustawi wa afya yako na jamii.

Ten Inconvenient Truths About the Paris Climate Agreement

By Surya P. Sethi 

Surya P. Sethi, India’s former Core Climate Negotiator, writes in The Wire: To those who say the Paris Accord “signals an end to the fossil fuel era”; I say please look at Bloomberg’s commodities page – fossil fuels are being produced in never before quantities and sold at the lowest ever prices in real terms.

With the current pledges we would, by 2023, likely lose the odds of even delivering the less ambitious goal of keeping global warming “well below” 2 °C.

Let me begin by giving credit where credit is due. The French, especially President François Hollande and Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, deserve the appreciation of the entire world for successfully avoiding another Copenhagen-like embarrassment. Despite the recent tragic events in Paris, France and its leaders exhibited remarkable resilience and diplomatic finesse in pulling off the Paris Agreement at COP 21.