Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book presents the current state of research at the University of Dar es Salaam linking climate change and ecosystems' integrity in the tropics with particular focus on Tanzania. The focus of the book is on the implications of climate change on various aspects of economic endeavour - from agropastoralism, wetland management to weather forecasting. The analyses concentrate on the potential impacts of climate change, focusing on changes in temperature and precipitation, as well as alternative adaptation strategies, such as changing crop types and cropping patterns, adopted by the local communities. Particular attention is placed on the vulnerability and resilience of ecosystems and communities to climate change outcomes with special reference to the impacts of extreme events such as droughts and flooding. The book has 14 chapters and a subject index.

Introduction / Claude G. Mung'ong'o, Pius Z. Yanda and Edmund B. Mabhuye -- Living and Responding to Climate Variability and Change among Coffee and Banana Farmers in the Highlands of Moshi Rural District, Tanzania / Pontian L. Temba, Noah M. Pauline and Patrick M. Ndaki -- Cassava as an Adaptation Crop to Climate Variability and Change in Coastal Areas of Tanzania: A Case of the Mkuranga District / Naza A. Mbwambo and Emma T. Liwenga -- Agroecosystems' Resilience and Social-Ecological Vulnerability Index to Climate Change in Kilimanjaro, Tanzania / Kelvine C. Shirima and Claude G. Mung'ong'o -- Effects of Conservation Agriculture on Farmers' Livelihoods in the Face of Climate Change in Balaka District, Malawi / Josephine M. Zimba and Emma T. Liwenga -- A Comparative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Mobile and Sedentary Pastoral Production Systems in Selected Villages in Northern Tanzania / Lucas E. Yamat and Claude G. Mung'ong'o -- Locally Based Responses to Impacts of Climate Change in Pastoral Landscapes of Northern Tanzania / Edmund B. Mabhuye and Pius Z. Yanda -- Assessment of Socio-ecological Resilience of Agropastoralists to Climate Change and Variability Impacts in Bariadi District, Tanzania / Eugen Cyrilo and Claude G. Mung'ong'o -- Natural Resource Use Conflicts in a Changing Climate: The Case of the Wetlands of Kilombero and Kilosa Districts in Tanzania / Emma T. Liwenga and Florian Silangwa -- The Role of Ecosystem Services in Enhancing Climate Change Resilience of Local Communities: The Case of Ngarambe-Tapika Wildlife Management Area, Rufiji District, Tanzania / Richard J.M. Katondo and Agnes M.S. Nyomora -- Effectiveness of Existing Climate Smart Agricultural Practices in Tehuledere District, North-eastern Ethiopia / Adera S. Wassie and Noah M. Pauline -- Community Livelihoods and Ecosystem Integrity in Makere Forest Reserve, Western Tanzania / Pius Z. Yanda, Edmund B. Mabhuye, Anselm R. Mwajombe and Namkunda Johnson -- Weather Forecasting and Communication in the Upper Great Ruaha Catchment Area / Anselm R. Mwajombe and Godwin A. Lema -- Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward for Research on Climate Change in Tanzania / Pius Z. Yanda, Claude G. Mung'ong'o and Edmund B. Mabhuye.

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