Study reveals measures to climate change in Chalinze

A recent study on Vulnerability Impact Assessment to climate change conducted in Chalinze district, Coastal region has revealed significant impacts related to extreme weather and climate events. Among the revealed impacts includes prolonged droughts, floods and strong
wind, which are projected to increase in frequency and magnitude.

The nine (9) months study conducted by E-Link Consult Ltd, supported by SERVIR project through USAID, has revealed increased temperature and decreased rainfall in the district. Communities in this area are highly vulnerable because they depend on agriculture and livestock keeping as their main economic activities. Climate change has significantly impact on food production; infrastructure maintenance such as roads and bridges; pose health risks hence, posing a big risk to poverty reduction efforts in various parts of the district. This may undo decades of development efforts of the government and the local government authorities in particular.

The Director of E-Link Consult, Shukuru Nyagawa said that vulnerability impact assessment is an important process to reveal the impacts of climate change, and identifying hotspot areas, which leads to more thoughtful and informed decision-making process in formulating area specific appropriate adaptation measures.
The project coordinator Abdallah Henku explained that this study applied both primary and secondary data, including quantitative and qualitative respectively. Quantitative secondary data were gathered from various sources including NBS and TMA at the national level, and UNEP, RCMRD, FEWSNET, UNFCCD, JRC and Landsat or Sentinel at international level, while the qualitative data were gathered during stakeholder’s meeting held in the district level.