| Element | Steps | Climate services and products |
| Laying the groundwork and addressing the gaps | Stocktaking: identifying available information on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation and assessing gaps and needs of the enabling environment for the NAP process | Meteorological data on temperature and rainfall have been scanned, digitized, and stored into CLIDATA and ELO database system for 263 meteorological stations from Njombe, Iringa, Mbeya and Ruvuma. In addition, data gaps has been identified for daily rainfall, maximum and minimum temperature data from the digitized data in CLIDATA. The digitization of meteorological data has enhanced data accessibility from the archive through the developed inventory and effective and efficient delivery of better climate services. The digitized data will enhance the quality and quantity of the historical climate data for adaptation by providing valuable additional data for a variety of applications, including monitoring of climate change, issuing advisories and providing meteorological services much more efficiently and effectively. Baseline survey was conducted in Longido, Kiteto and Kondoa to ensure smooth implementation of the project activities, including scoping stakeholders’ needs. Further a number of researches/studies were conducted. The studies include climate change analysis and inventory in Tanzania, institutional Analysis and Baseline for monitoring and evaluating user satisfaction with climate services in Tanzania. Other research studies focusing on climate change adaptation were conducted by 12 Dar es salaam University students National stakeholder’s consultation workshop and seminars were conducted aiming at identifying the institutional and operational needs, gaps, and capacities of climate services in the Agriculture, Food security, Health, and Disaster Risk Reduction sectors in Tanzania. |
| Addressing capacity gaps and weaknesses in undertaking the NAP process | The needs and gaps identified on GFCS survey, studies, workshop and seminars contributes on the gaps, which needs to be addressed during NAP stocktaking exercise. Addressing the identifying needs and gaps will facilitate the effective implementation of NAP | |
| Comprehensively and iteratively assessing development needs and climate vulnerabilities | The GFCS programme report provided information to NAP team on risk-assessment demand and requirements and incorporate relevant climate observations, statistical analysis, forecasts and projections of the weather, hydrological and climate-related extremes in risk assessment processes The reviewed meteorological information in the NAP report is important to lay out the baseline information to facilitate benchmark for adaptation planning. | |
| Preparatory elements | Analyzing current climate and future climate change scenarios | The GFCS program will provide forecasts and trend analysis of hazard characteristics at different temporal and spatial resolutions The program with as well provide risk analysis (multi-hazard, multi-level and multi-sector) The program will provide information requirements as required |
| Assessing climate vulnerabilities and identifying adaptation options at sector, subnational, national and other appropriate levels | GFCS products can be used to define requirements for climate services and other non-climate inputs for planning investment in reducing climate vulnerabilities Engage stakeholders for implementation – finance and planning ministries, disaster risk management authorities, local authorities and government, private sector, etc. Establish coordination and information channels for relevant inputs | |
| Reviewing and appraising adaptation option | GFCS products contributed to identify stakeholders and existing processes for hazard loss-accounting system implementation Identify information channels Coordinate development of relevant climate products and services in relation to specific application to decision-making in different sectors | |
| Implementation strategies | Prioritizing climate change adaptation in national planning | GFCS products contributed to identify priority regions based on analysis of vulnerability to weather and climate extremes and other important factors and future projections |
| Developing a (longterm) national adaptation Implementation strategy | GFCS products contributed to identifying the areas where current information on weather and climate is inadequate Strengthen the meteorological observation networks, data analysis and applications |