Browsing by Author "Mwanga, Elia"

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    Legal and policy challenges of integrating indigenous knowledge system into climate change strategies in mainland
    (University of Dar es salaam, 2019) Mwanga, Elia
    This study examines the extent to which Tanzanian policy and legal framework for climate change provide opportunity for the integration of indigenous knowledge system into climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. The problem addressed in this study is lack of effective recognition, protection and promotion of indigenous knowledge system in legal and policy frameworks relating to climate change. The findings of this study indicate that lack of comprehensive policy and legislation on climate change is among the challenges that affect the integration of indigenous knowledge into climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies. Other challenges include land and other resource tenure insecurity: lack of equitable benefit sharing with the indigenous and local communities; poor involvement of stakeholders such as women and traditional leaders; inconsistency within policies and poor recognition and protection of the indigenous and local communities’ traditional ways of livelihood. To address the above challenges, this study recommends for legal recognition and protection of the rights of indigenous and local communities in relation to the use of indigenous knowledge. These rights are active participation, right to their traditional lands and right to share benefit arising from the use of their knowledge. The study also recommends for enacting comprehensive law and policy on climate change and awareness raising campaigns to policy and law makers
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    Legal implications of land and forest tenure security in implementing climate change mitigation options in Tanzania: case study of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+)
    (University of Dar es Salaam, 2013) Mwanga, Elia
    This study examined the extent to which land tenure and forest tenure are secured in Tanzania. It was motivated by the urgent need to solve the adverse environmental problems caused by climate change in the world today. The impacts of this climate respect no borders as they hit both developed and developing nations alike regardless of their contribution to the problem. The measures that have been devised by the international community under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to curb the problem within the shortest time possible include Reducing Emission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). This initiative, which targets the realisation of sustainable management and conservation of forests, was the focal point of this study with particular reference to Tanzania. On the whole, the successful implementation of REDD+ requires the implementing countries to ensure that land tenure and forest tenure are secure and clear. Tanzania is currently implementing REDD+ pilot projects with the aim of devising appropriate methods of eventually implementing REDD+ projects on a wider scale. This study draws upon experiences from the Participatory Forest Management and the ongoing REDD+ pilot projects, to examine the legal implications of unclear and insecure land and forest tenures in the implementation of REDD+ projects in the country. The study found that unclear and insecure land and forest tenures pose challenges when it comes to assigning carbon rights, sharing REDD+ benefits and controlling leakages.