The Role of Foreign Aid in Mediating Effect of Climate Change in Tanzania: Experience from Selected Organizations in Dodoma City.

Mlimba, Verediana (2024) The Role of Foreign Aid in Mediating Effect of Climate Change in Tanzania: Experience from Selected Organizations in Dodoma City. Masters thesis, The Open University of Tanzania.

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Abstract

The main aim of the study was to assess the role of foreign aid in mediating the effects of climate change in Tanzania: a case of selected organizations in Dodoma City. The study adopted positivism philosophy with the aid of a quantitative research approach and a case study design. A sample size of 120 respondents was selected using simple random and purposive sampling techniques from the population of 172 respondents. Data was collected through questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, and documentary reviews and analyzed using the Statistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) (version 21). The results revealed that the support of foreign financial aid was average. Similarly, the results found that external financial aid helped Tanzania in mitigating the challenges of climatic change in the agricultural sector. 53.3% said loans were the most financial foreign aid in climate change received. In addition, the study noted that technology transfer was the main non-financial aid offered by foreign donors supporting measures against climate change in anzania. 26.6% of respondents argued on training and capacity-building programs. The various climate shocks reported were frequent droughts, more erratic rainfall, the emergence of new diseases and pests, and increased germination failure. On the other hand, the findings revealed that the majority of the respondents said seasonal climate information, the forecast of extreme events, indigenous climate information, and daily climate information were the common types of climate information accessed. The study recommends that the Tanzania Meteorological Authority should provide accurate, timely, and usable climatic resources to enable farmers to utilize well the funds and resources issued by foreign donors and achieve the expected output in the agricultural sector. Keywords: Foreign aid, Climatic change

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