EFLOWS

Inception Workshop Report The Environmental Flows Assessment (EFA) concept has been adopted in Tanzania with guidelines and procedures prepared at the national level, but are yet to be operationalized. Lack of awareness among practitioners and stakeholders at the basin and local levels has been reported to be one of the major setbacks for operationalization. This calls for capacity building and awareness creation of stakeholders in the Rufiji River Basin to fully embrace and operationalize EFA. In this regards, NEMC and SUA developed a project titled “ Sustainable Catchment Management through Enhanced Environmental Flow Assessment and Implementation for the Protection of the Western Indian Ocean from Land-based Sources and Activities in Tanzania (EFLOWS) ” which is funded by the United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) through the Western Indian Ocean Strategic Action Programme (WIOSAP). The project aims to reduce impacts/stress from land-based sources and activities and sustai...

  NEMC Washirikiana Na SUA Kuzindua Mradi wa Utafiti Wilayani Mbarali Mkoani Mbeya   Na Calvin Gwabara - SUA   Mkuu wa Wilaya ya Mbarali Mhe. Reuben Mfune ambaye ni Mgeni Rasmi, akiongea wakati wa uzinduzi wa  Mradi  unaoratibiwa na NEMC na SUA, wa utafiti wa usimamizi endelevu wa madakio ya maji kupitia tathimini ya kuimarisha mtiririko wa maji kwa mazingira na utekelezaji wake katika kulinda Ukanda wa Magharibi mwa Bahari ya Hindi kutokana na athari za shughuli za kibinadamu, Tanzania (EFLOWS). Uzinduzi huo umefanyika katika ukumbi wa Ofisi ya Maji Bonde la Rufiji Wilayani Mbarali.   Mwakilishi wa Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Baraza la Taifa la Usimamizi na Uhifadhi wa Mazingira (NEMC) ambaye ni Meneja wa Utafiti kutoka NEMC  Bi. Rose Salema Mtui akisoma hotuba ya ukaribisho katika uzinduzi  wa mradi huo kwa niaba ya Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa NEMC Dkt. Samwel Gwamaka. Sehemu ya Wajumbe waliohudhuria katika uzinduzi wa Warsha ya uzinduzi wa...

B ac k g r o und a n d J us ti f i c a ti o n Inadequate management o f r i v er basins has resulted i n to degradation o f water catchments. C o ns e q u e n t l y, it has a ff e c ted r i v er flows in both q u a n ti t y a n d quality w i t h devastating i m p a c ts o n t h e downstream i n c l u d i n g t h e c o a s tal a n d m a r i n e e co s ys t e m s through i n c r e a s ed i n f l o w o f n u tri e n ts, s e d i m e n t d e po s its, a n d v a r i ati o n o f f l o w r e g i m es. T h e op e r ati o n aliz a ti o n a n d i m p l e m e n t a ti o n o f Environmental Flow Assessment (EFA) i n c a tc h m e n t s c o nn e c ted to t h e W este r n I n d ian Oc e a n a n d o t h er a r e a s in T a n z a n ia h as n o t b e e n do n e, m ai n l y d u e to la c k o f c ap a ci t y a n d r es o u r c e s , lack o f a w a r e n ess o n t h e i m por ta n ce o f EFA , lack o f s t a k e h o l d e r s ’ su ...