EPICC Closing Workshop in Tanzania

It’s a wrap. In June 2022, the EPICC project conducted its Closing Workshop in Tanzania. Six EPICC team members met with local partners and stakeholders from science and practice in Dar es Salaam to debate the final project outcomes and impacts. Opened by Ms Shakwaanande Natai, long-standing supporter of the project and member of the EPICC Advisory Board Tanzania, the workshop was a celebration of years of co-creation of research and climate services in the fields of climate modelling and forecasting, agriculture, hydrology and water sources, as well as migration.

The workshop took a collaborative approach, with PIK researchers co-presenting with partners from Tanzania, including from the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), International Lifestock Research Institute (ILRI), Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA), Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT), Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Ereto Maasai Youth (EMAYO) as well as two young and very engaged climate activists.

EPICC’s work in Tanzania finishes for now. The project leaves behind a legacy of co-produced research which enables more precise forecasting of recurring weather phenomena, improved adaptive capacities in the agriculture and water sectors, and a better understanding of climate migration patterns and solutions in the country. A new PIK project, “Scaling agroforestry for holistic climate resilience-building in rural Tanzania (SCARF)”, executed with partners World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and Sustainable Agriculture Tanzania (SAT), will build on EPICC networks and insights.