This policy brief summarises the key messages from a study that assessed the adequacy and effectiveness of current frameworks for the development of sustainable cities in Tanzania, with a focus on Dodoma.

Urban areas in Tanzania are growing rapidly, exerting significant pressure on housing, infrastructure, services and the environment. Addressing these challenges, this study examines the adequacy and effectiveness of current frameworks for the development of sustainable cities in Tanzania, with a focus on Dodoma.

By focusing on women’s lived experiences and leadership contributions, this research study calls for a paradigm shift on how leadership for women is understood and practiced in Tanzania.

This study assesses Tanzania’s transition to clean cooking energy sources across the five dimensions of affordability, scalability, reliability, equitability and accessibility. It recommends a “systems approach” that moves beyond isolated interventions to simultaneously address both supply-side and demand-side barriers.

Based on the findings of a study that examined the potential of rainwater harvesting (RWH) in Zanzibar, this policy brief offers recommendations on how the archipelago can transform RWH from a supplemental strategy into a cornerstone of national water security.

This policy brief highlights that for forest management to be both practical and effective, appropriate benefit-sharing mechanisms need to be established to balance forest conversation and the socio-economic needs of forest-dependent communities.

This study explores the potential of rainwater harvesting (RHW) in Zanzibar in light of recent trends in the enabling environment, climate change and rapid urbanisation. It identifies challenges while proposing actions for effective implementation and adoption of RHW in the archipelago.

This policy brief summarises the key messages from a study that examined whether FDI firms operating in Tanzania provide spillover benefits (technology, innovation or skills) to local manufacturing firms.

Based on the findings of an examination of the value chains of six strategic minerals in Tanzania, this policy brief offers recommendations on how the country can fully harness these resources.