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• Adequate resources to advance scientific

understanding of the climate system, climate

variability and change and its impacts on the

environment and society

• Dedicated computation resources for climate

analysis and prediction

• Climate risk management and adaptation to climate

variability and change.

The current status of TMA in terms of meteorologi-

cal infrastructure and human resources indicates low

capacity. Tanzania is frequently impacted by natural

disasters, many of which are attributed to weather

and climate. Improving forecasting accuracy and early

warning systems is crucial in facilitating effective deci-

sion-making in planning and implementing various

socioeconomic activities, particularly agriculture and

disaster risk reduction. This will be achieved through

improved meteorological infrastructure and enhanced

human capacities, which will facilitate the provision of

reliable and effective weather and climate information,

including severe weather and climatic events.

The GFCS outcomes are intended to contribute to the achievement

of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals and broader

United Nations climate goals, including the Hyogo Framework for

Action on Disaster Risk Reduction. The GFCS goals complement

global work underway to help societies adapt to climate change,

providing support for:

• Enhanced institutional capacity to advance climate risk

management practice in relevant sectors

• Sustained global climate observations across all relevant domains

and timely data exchange

• Stewardship of the climate record and provision of open access

to climate information

• Improved accuracy, resolution and scope of climate analyses and

predictions

• Provision of mechanisms for widespread delivery of timely,

authoritative and user-friendly predictions and assessments of

their uncertainties

• Focused services to meet a wide variety of sectorally or

regionally based vulnerabilities

• Capacity-building for activities, including training curricula,

dissemination of best practices and knowledge management

mechanisms

Images: TMA

The impacts of the December 2011 floods in Dar es Salaam included serious destruction of the infrastructure