The government has implemented and completed 10 environmental conservation and climate change resilience projects in Zanzibar between 2020 and 2025, with a combined value of about TZS 97.6 billion.
The information was disclosed in Parliament in Dodoma yesterday by the Deputy Minister in the Vice President’s Office (Union and Environment), Dr Festo Dugange, while responding to a question from Mtambwe MP Rashid Habib Ali, who wanted to know how Zanzibar benefits from environmental funds provided by development partners.
Dr Dugange said the projects have delivered tangible benefits to communities by promoting alternative income-generating activities, which have helped raise household incomes while strengthening community participation in environmental conservation and climate change adaptation.
He noted that the initiatives have also contributed to economic growth by supporting sustainable development and improving the overall wellbeing of communities in Zanzibar.
The deputy minister further told the House that Tanzania has continued to access funding from international environmental and climate finance mechanisms and development partners, including the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the World Bank and the African Development Bank (AfDB).
According to him, funds mobilised from these sources have been used to implement a range of environmental protection and climate change programmes in both Mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar, in line with the country’s broader sustainability and development goals.
