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Climate Services Programme

Providing climate data, early warnings, and science-based information to aid decision-making.

About Our Climate Services Programme

Climate Services & Weather Forecasting for Tanzanian Communities

Climate for Change Tanzania (C4C-Tanzania) delivers cutting-edge climate services that equip Tanzanians with actionable, science-based information to anticipate and adapt to environmental changes. From our Dodoma hub established in 2025, we integrate advanced meteorological data with local knowledge to produce tailored forecasts, vulnerability assessments, and early warning systems disseminated via SMS, apps, and community networks. This ensures timely alerts for hazards like floods in the Lake Zone or droughts in the semi-arid north, saving lives and protecting assets.

Our services encompass seasonal climate outlooks, agro-advisory bulletins for farmers, and health risk mappings in collaboration with the Tanzania Meteorological Authority and WHO. C4C-Tanzania trains over 2,000 extension workers annually to interpret and relay this data, reaching remote areas through radio broadcasts and village meetings. By leveraging satellite imagery and AI-driven models, we provide hyper-local insights that inform planting schedules, evacuation plans, and resource allocation, directly mitigating the human and economic toll of climate extremes.

We advocate for policy integration of these services into national frameworks, such as the Disaster Management Act, to institutionalize data-driven resilience. This program amplifies our awareness-raising efforts by demystifying climate science for everyday Tanzanians, fostering trust in evidence-based action. Aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Climate Action), C4C-Tanzania's climate services build a proactive society, transforming uncertainty into opportunity and positioning Tanzania as a regional leader in climate intelligence.

Enhancing our offerings, we are rolling out participatory mapping tools that allow communities to contribute indigenous knowledge to climate models, improving accuracy for localized predictions. In partnership with tech firms, these tools have been deployed in high-risk areas like the Usambara Mountains, yielding more precise landslide warnings.

Forward-thinking, C4C-Tanzania plans to establish a national climate data center that aggregates real-time inputs from IoT devices across ecosystems, enabling predictive analytics for long-term planning. By offering free access to this data for researchers and policymakers, we democratize climate intelligence, empowering Tanzania to lead in evidence-based environmental stewardship.

Key Features of Our Climate Services Programme

Seasonal Climate Outlooks

Regular seasonal forecasts and agro-advisory bulletins distributed to farmers via SMS, radio, and mobile apps across Tanzania.

Early Warning Systems

Timely alerts for floods, droughts, and other climate hazards sent to communities through multiple communication channels.

Participatory Mapping

Integrating indigenous knowledge with satellite data for hyper-local climate predictions and vulnerability assessments.

AI-Powered services

our Ai powered for more accurate, localized climate predictions and risk assessments.

Our Impact & Goals in Tanzania

2,000+ Extension workers trained annually in climate data interpretation
50 Farmers receiving seasonal climate outlooks via SMS and our broadcasts
24h Advance warning for severe weather events in high-risk areas
1 Regional climate data centers established across Tanzania

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