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The objective of this Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment (CHVA) is to support decision-makers in planning effective adaptation measures to deal with climate-related health risks.

World Bank, the
Thunderstorm over fields in South Africa.
Research briefs

Researchers showed how records from missionaries and early explorers in 19th century Tanzania could be used to mitigate a legacy of scientific neglect.

McGill University
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Documents and publications

The Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) for Tanzania identifies the impact of climate change on the country’s economy.

World Bank, the
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The Munich Re Foundation and Shockwave Foundation are excited to introduce the eleven winning projects from the second round of the Resilient Agriculture Innovations for Nature (RAIN) Challenge.

Global Resilience Partnership
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Most of the World Cup venues in North America are at high risk of excessive heat, according to new research.

El País
Group of young African children walk with buckets and jerrycans on their heads as they prepare to bring clean water back to their village.
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The Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Rural Resilience in Tanzania comes at a critical time for Tanzania, where climate change is playing havoc with long-established weather patterns.

United Nations Environment Programme
Masai women are standing at the gates of Masai village. Kenya, Masai Mara
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Three Maasai communities in Tanzania's Arusha region are involved in reforesting 15 acres of land and restoring grassland biodiversity by replanting native species.

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Road in Tanzania
Research briefs

Using an early-stage volcanic activity alert system, College of Science researchers have detected and tracked a short-lived bulge in the land around an active volcano.

Virginia Tech

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