The PDT members and other invited participants on
the group photo during a 17th PDT meeting which took place on 17th
January 2019 at Ubungo Plaza,
Dar es Salaam. |
On
17th January 2019, The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS),
Tanzania Project
Delivery Team (PDT) organized an extended PDT with
invitees from UN agencies, NGO’s and Sector Ministries with the aim of
obtaining needs and suggestions for effective implementation of the NFCS.
During the opening of the meeting, the acting
PDT Chair Mr. Juvenal Kisanga appreciated the participation of the invited
participants ‘I appreciate the participation of NGOs, Sector Ministries, and Development
partners as I believe they have crucia role in succesfuly implementation of the
NFCS, and their presence will assist in
gathering needs, ideas and suggestions for efective implementation of the NFCS’ said Mr.
Kisanga.
Invited participants were from President
Offices’-Regional,Administration and Local Government (PO-RALG), Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries
(MoLF), World Bank, TANESCO, Tanzania
Renewable Energy Association (TAREA) and Climate Action Network TZ (CANTZ) and
Centre for Community Initiatives TZ (CCItz) .
On
the other hand, PDT received progress reports on implementation of GFCS APA
phase II from Tanzania Red Cross Society (TRCS), Tanzania Meteorological Agency
(TMA), World Food Programme (WFP) and Ministry of Health, Community
Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), and encourage other
project partners to speed up implementation of agreed activities. The PDT was also briefed
about the TADMAC meeting, which was held on 4th January 2019. Dr.
Agnes Kijazi, the Director General of Tanzania Meteorological Agency, and Ms.
Mecklina Merchades, the GFCS Desk Officer attended the meeting and presented a
progress report on the implementation of GFCS Phase II.
PDT is
responsible for monitoring progress on programme activities, planning and
implementing joint activities, which normally meets quarterly and consists of participants from Tanzania Prime Minister’s
Office (PMO), Vice President Office (VPO), Ministry of Health, Community
Development, Gender, Elderly and Children (MoHCDGEC), Ministry of Agriculture
(MoA), World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Program (WFP-TZ), Tanzania
RedCross Society (TRCS) and Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA).
Released by: Monica Mutoni,
Communication Officer, TMA