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This part of the SAIEA Calabash Website contains links to Tanzania-specific EIA and public
participation resources and information. If you do not find what you need, remember to also
look under the International, Africa or SADC categories.
If you have any additional information and resources to contribute to this part of the
Website, please contact us at the Calabash Website.
For Tanzania-specific information and resources, click on any of:
COUNTRY REPORT ON EIA
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
EIA GUIDELINES AND APPLICABLE LAWS
RESOURCES: METHODOLOGIES, PRACTICAL EXAMPLES, CAPACITY BUILDING
CASE STUDIES
TRAINING
CONTACTS
COUNTRY REPORT ON EIA
- Country Report on EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment in Southern Africa) a Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment (SAIEA) publication, compiled by Peter Tarr and funded by Danida.
- National Vision
- Biophysical profile
- Socio-economic profile
- Legal profile
- Institutional profile
- EIA practice
- Key challenges ahead
- Conclusion
Country Report: Tanzania
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION GUIDELINES
Most public participation guidelines are not necessarily Tanzania-specific. Much of the available resources and information were generated internationally. However, most international resources are universally applicable or at least contain good guidelines or principles to go by. Therefore, if you do not find what you need under this part of the Website, remember to also look under the International, Africa or SADC or other country categories especially for South Africa.
Also, if you have materials to contribute, please contact us at the Calabash Website.
EIA GUIDELINES AND APPLICABLE LAWS
Environmental Impact Assessments are conducted all over the world to identify the potential negative and positive impacts of a proposed project, and to recommend mitigation measures to avoid or reduce potential negative impacts and enhance positive impacts. Almost every country has its own EIA guidelines and laws or regulations. There are also many generic EIA guidelines available internationally so remember to look under the International, Africa, SADC or other country categories, especially for South Africa.
Also, if you have materials to contribute here, please contact us at the Calabash Website.
RESOURCES: METHODOLOGIES, PRACTICAL EXAMPLES, CAPACITY BUILDING
There are many practical resources for public participation and EIA available on the Internet, mostly from international sources. Below, we provide some specific to Tanzania. Where possible, we have grouped the resources. Also remember to look under the International, Africa or other country categories, especially for South Africa, for resources.
Also, if you have materials to contribute to this part of the site, please contact us at the Calabash Website.
- Access to Environmental Information in Tanzania
A Tanzanian citizen's right to obtain and impart information is enshrined in the constitution. Thus, by interpretation at least, the right of citizens to access environmental information is ensured. In practice, however, Tanzanians rarely enjoy this right. Despite the constitutional mandate, the government often has not informed the public and has at times even misled people about decisions and projects that could potentially degrade the environment, threaten livelihoods, and endanger health. When the public does learn of such acts through unofficial channels, inquiries often fall on deaf ears. As a result, the public is often unaware of the possible hazards or potential benefits of many government decisions and projects. Moreover, without effective access to environmental and other information, Tanzania's citizens are not involved in public policy-making processes to the extent necessary to achieve sustainable development.
http://www.leat.or.tz/publications/access.to.information/access.to.information.pdf
- Environmental Information Systems in Tanzania
http://easd.org.za/Eis/Tanzania/document.htm
- Tanzania Participatory Poverty Assessment Process
Institutions committed to poverty alleviation must have ideas about why it occurs, why it persists and how it can be overcome to guide their work. Indeed, they have always operated on the basis of specific theories about poverty that reflect their understanding of cultural, social and economic realities.
http://www.esrftz.org/ppa/index.html
- Tanzania UNEP 1998. Report on the development of an Environmental Information System in Tanzania
Managing environmental resources for the benefit and well-being of society requires reliable information to guide policy formulation and decision making, and to create an informed citizenry empowered to act intelligently at their own levels. An Environment Information System (EIS) is an information system designed to meet these needs. Its main decision support function is concerned with the management of the environment in the context of sustainable development.
In 1992 the Government of Tanzania initiated a process to establish an EIS. The aim is to improve the availability, access to, and the quality of information needed for the strategic management of the environment as part of the process of sustainable development.
http://easd.org.za/Eis/Tanzania/report.htm
- The National Environmental Management Council 1997. Proposed National Environmental Information System for Tanzania. Centre for Environment Information and Knowledge in Africa (CEIKA)
In 1992, an action plan was designed to establish an environmental information system in Tanzania. With support from external donor UNSO, the government of Tanzania gave the National Environment Management Council (NEMC), as an implementing agent, the responsibility to prepare the programme document.
http://easd.org.za/Eis/EISTZ.htm#top%20necz
- ZERO Regional Environment Organisation is a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), registered in 1987 to contribute to environment and development solutions in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries. ZERO's Mission is to promote an enabling policy environment for the rural and urban disadvantaged women, men and youth to enable them to manage and utilize land and land-based resources to meet their needs in a sustainable manner, through awareness raising, participatory policy advocacy, sharing of information, and networking with key stakeholders. ZERO Regional Environment Organisation’s publications unit has published several working/discussion papers, books, special papers, reports, training manuals and newsletters, including a Civil Society Guide to the Law-Making Process in SADC Countries. These materials are for sale and focus on land reform, energy, small-scale enterprises, trade and environment, and NGO-advocacy. Some of these materials focus on Tanzania.
http://www.zero.org.zw
CASE STUDIES
Many guidelines, manuals, toolkits and other public participation resources contain case studies. Here we list those that specifically draws attention to them in their Website descriptions, but remember to look under other sites too, and remember to look under the Africa, SADC and specific country categories too, especially for South Africa.
If you have materials to contribute, please contact us at the Calabash Website.
- Country Report on EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment in Southern Africa) a Southern African Institute for Environmental Assessment (SAIEA) publication, compiled by Peter Tarr and funded by Danida.
- The Rufuji River Delta Prawn Plantation Project
- The Songosongo Gas Pipeline Project
- EIA in National Parks
http://www.saiea.com/saiea-book/index.htm
- Participatory Tools and Techniques: A Resource Kit for Participation and Social Assessment.
Rietbergen-McCracken, Jennifer and Deepa Narayan. 1997.
Social Policy and Resettlement Division, Environment Department, The World Bank.
This kit provides a video entitled "Participatory Techniques in Action" which brings together some of the best examples of recent World Bank experiences in participatory approaches. It is 108 minutes long comprised of three unique films: "Participation and the World Bank's Work: Learning to Get Better At It", "The Poverty Experts: A Participatory Poverty Assessment in Tanzania", and "Groundwork: Participatory Research for Girls' Education". This kit also provides six modules regarding participatory tools and techniques.
*books@worldbank.org
- Part II. Power Politics and EIA in Practice in Tanzania
By Lawyers’ Environmental Action Team (LEAT)
http://www.leat.or.tz/publications/foreign.investment/2.politics.and.eia.php
- Case Study 1: Lessons from Rufiji Delta, Tanzania
By Lawyers’ Environmental Action Team (LEAT)
http://www.leat.or.tz/publications/foreign.investment/2.rufiji.case.study.php
- Case Study 2: EIA in National Parks in Tanzania
By Lawyers’ Environmental Action Team (LEAT)
http://www.leat.or.tz/publications/foreign.investment/2.eia.case.study.php
TRAINING
Training in EIA and public participation is available from a variety of sources internationally, and also from within Africa. Also remember to look under the International, SADC or other country categories, especially for South Africa for training opportunities.
If you have information on training courses to contribute here, please contact us at the Calabash Website.
CONTACTS
The organisations in this contact list are listed alphabetically under the following categories:
Key government officials dealing with EIA
- Department of Environment
Vice-President's Office
Tel: +255 22 211 8416 Fax: +255 22 215 5297
* Vpodoe@intafrica.com
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism
Hon. Minister Zakia Meghji
Tel: +255 22 265 0043
*Tiger@africaonline.co.tz
- Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security
Tel: +255 22 286 2480 Fax: +255 22 286 2077
*Psk@killmo.go.tz
- Ministry of Communication and Transport
Tel: +255 22 211 1951 Fax: +255 22 211 2751
- Ministry of Energy and Minerals
Tel: +255 22 137 142 Fax: +255 22 116 719
*Madini@africaonline.co.tz
http://www.africaonline.co.tz
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
http://www.africaonline.co.tzTel: +255 22 211 190 Fax: +255 22 211 6600
*Foreignnge@yahoo.co.uk
- Ministry of Home Affairs
Tel: +255 22 212 6811 Fax: +255 22 211 4158
- Ministry of Industries and Trade
Tel: +255 22 218 0049 Fax: +255 22 218 4727
*Mic@intafrica.com
- Ministry of Lands and Human Settlement Development
Tel: +255 22 211 3164 Fax: +255 22 212 4576
*Km@ardhi.go.tz
- Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education
Tel: +255 22 266 6376 Fax: +255 22 266 6077
*Msthe@msthe.go.tz
- Ministry of Water and Livestock Development
Tel: +255 22 211 7153 Fax: +255 22 211 8075
*Ruralwater@cats-net.com
- Ministry of Works
Tel: +255 22 211 0263 Fax: +255 22 211 6462
*Pswork@raha.com
- Mr Kipenka Musa
Clerk of Parliament
P O Box 941 Dodoma Tanzania
Tel: +255 26 42761 Fax: +255 26 232 4218
*Bunge@Intafrica.com
- National Environmental Management Council
Tel: +255 22 213 4603 Fax: +255 22 213 4603
*Nemc@simbanet.net or
*Nemc@nenactz.org
- NEMC – National Environment Management Council
Anna Maembe Senior EE Officer
PO Box 63154 Dar Es Salaam
Tel: +255 51 13 4603 Fax: +255 51 13 4603
*maembe@ud.co.tz or
*dred@nemctz.org
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority
Tel: +255 25 250 4619 Fax: +255 25 250 3339
*Ncaa-hq@yako.habari.co.tz
- Permanent Secretary Mr Salmon Odunga
P O Box 9372 Dar es Salaam
Tel: 00 255 22 211 6682 Fax: 00 25522 212 3158
*Nature.tourism@mnrt.org
- Tanzania National Parks Association
Tel: +255 27 250 8040 Fax: +255 27 250 8216
*Tanapa@habari.co.tz
- Tanzania Tourist Board
Tel: +255 22 211 0908 Fax: +255 22 211 6420
*Md@ttb.ud.org.ta or
*Safari@ud.co.tz
- Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute
Tel: +255 27 254 8240
*Tawiri@habari.co.tz
Key NGOs and CBOs dealing with EIA
Key academic Institutions dealing with EIA
Other contacts