Tanzania

Status under International Climate Change Law

• UNFCCC: signature (12 June 1992) and ratification (17 Apr 1996)
• KP: ratification (26 Aug 2002)
  Quantified emission limitation or reduction commitment: NA
• Vienna Convention: accession (7 Apr 1993)
• Montreal Protocol: accession (16 Apr 1993)
• LRTAP: NA
• Energy Charter: NA
• Energy Efficiency Protocol: NA
• Espoo Convention: NA

Federal Laws on Climate Change

Energy

• Electricity Act (2008) [English]

Forests and Land Use

• Forest Resources Management and Conservation Act (1996) [English]
• The Forest Act (2002) [English]
• National Irrigation Act (2013) [English]

Environmental Impact Assessment

• Environmental Impact Assessment and Audit Regulations (2005) [English]

Others

• Environmental Management Act (2004) [English]

Government Documents

• First National Communication to the UNFCCC (2003) [English]
• The National Energy Policy (2003) [English]
• National Adaptation Programme of Action (2007) [English]
• National Capacity Self Assessment Report and Action Plan for the Implementation of Post Rio Conventions(2007) [English]
• National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty II (2010) [English]
• Long Term Perspective Plan (LTPP) (2012) [English]
• Tanzania Five Year Development Plan (2012) [English]
• National Climate Change Strategy (2012) [English]
• National Strategy for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) (2012) [English]
• Process and Roadmap for Formulating National Adaptation Plans for Tanzania (2013) [English]
• National Climate Change Finance Analysis (2013) [English]

Factual Matters

• United Nations Statistics Division, Environmental Statistics Snapshot (2013)

Secondary Sources

Summaries of legislation compiled from Nachmany, M., et al. 2014. “The GLOBE Climate Legislation Study: A Review of Climate Change Legislation in 66 Countries. Fourth Edition.” London: GLOBE International and the Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics.

Updated as of: January 14, 2015