With a strong El Niño threatening floods, disease outbreaks and disruption to food production across East Africa, governments are shifting from weather warnings to anticipatory action. Tanzania has approved a
By Habitat Media Reporter Dar es Salaam. Smallholder farmers and small businesses in Tanzania’s agriculture, livestock and fisheries sectors are set to gain greater access to affordable financing following the
By Habitat Media Reporter Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is stepping up efforts to control the importation and use of ozone-depleting substances, with the government warning consumers and traders against banned
By Habitat Media Reporter Kilimanjaro. Tanzania’s Kibong’oto laboratory has begun the process of becoming an international centre for infectious disease testing in East Africa, a move expected to enable the
By Habitat Media Reporter Lindi. The government has directed all districts and local government authorities across the country to clear blocked drainage systems and waterways in preparation for the anticipated
By Habitat Media Reporter Zanzibar. Tanzania is stepping up efforts to strengthen oversight of carbon projects as the government seeks to expand climate action while protecting forests and other natural
By Habitat Media Reporter Dar es Salaam. Habitat Media has been selected as one of six African newsrooms to participate in a new climate solutions journalism initiative aimed at strengthening
By Jenifer Gilla Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. African climate leaders have called for a transformation of the global climate-finance system, demanding predictable, accessible and adequate funding that does not worsen the
Nairobi. Africa is on course for a record year in solar power, with installations projected to rise by 45 per cent in 2026 as households, businesses and governments increasingly turn
By Jenifer Gilla Dodoma. Tanzania has been given a warning that could save crops, livestock and livelihoods or become another expensive lesson in disaster response. With potentially heavy El Niño-associated