http://www.efdinitiative.org daily 1 2007-11-25T17:36:13Z http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/efd-members-adolf-mkenda-and-razack-lokina-conducted-training The Regional Experts Training course on Ecosystem workshop held in Maputo, Mozambique for three days from 30th November to 2nd December 2011. No publisher Salvatory 2011-12-15T06:00:41Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/razack-lokina-coordinator-efdt-and-appointed-chairman-of-governing-board-of-the-irdp The board of directors is the highest governing authority within the management structure in the Institute of Rural Development Planning (IRDP). This is 4 years office tenure with extension of another two periods. His main task among others is to establish policy and directives that will lead the management of IRDP in the implementing its objectives No publisher Salvatory 2011-12-15T05:55:51Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/john-kedi-mduma-2013-moves-further-into-policy-circles-in-tanzania Dr. JK. Mduma, one of the EfD (Tanzania) fellows, joined the Ministry of Water in June 2011 to provide expertise in monitoring and evaluation of the Water Sector Development Program (WSDP). Before that, Dr. Mduma was a technical adviser to the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs- Government of Tanzania in the preparation of the second phase of the National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (MKUKUTA II), which was launched in October 2010. The WSDP is among the largest programs in Tanzania which implement the MKUKUTA II. No publisher Salvatory 2012-01-03T12:13:04Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/redd-may-lead-to-the-revival-of-colonialism “If we aren’t careful, a system like REDD may lead to a revision of colonialism. The crucial problem is that we in Tanzania don´t have the required facts about our own forests,” said Professor Claude Mung'ong'o of University of Dar es Salaam's Institute of Resource Assessment to the audience of policy makers and researchers attending the Policy Day of the fifth EfD Annual Meeting 2011. No publisher karinbackteman 2011-12-02T12:31:17Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/efd-meeting-in-kiswahili-weekly The just concluded Fifth EfD Annual Meeting in Arusha, Tanzania has transpired in the weekly renowned Swahili Newspaper titled; “Raia Mwema” literally translated as A Good Citizen in its publication of 2nd November, 2011, where an article by Felix Mwakyembe one of the long and renowned journalist was published. No publisher Salvatory 2011-11-10T12:08:09Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2011/efd-policy-day-opportunities-for-sustainable-natural-resource-use-with-national-and-local-benefits-for-tanzania This Policy Day will bring together researchers and policy makers in a dialogue on Opportunities for sustainable natural resource use with national and local benefits. It is arranged by the Environment for Development initiative, 27 October, in Arusha, Tanzania. No publisher karinbackteman 2011-12-20T09:35:36Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2010/policy-seminars-workshops The year 2010 members of the EfDT in collaboration with other members from the Economics department conducted series of policy Seminar/workshops that involves different groups of participants’ at the national as follows: No publisher Salvatory Poverty reduction strategy 2011-06-10T10:02:03Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2010/sustainable-growth-is-key-in-tanzanias-mkukuta-2011-2015 When President Jakaya Kikwete recently signed Tanzania´s new National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty, it was a milestone to celebrate for EfD Research Fellow John Kedi Mduma. Since 2007 he has been involved in monitoring and reviewing the national strategy. Now he is in the middle of designing the Implementation Guide for the forward-looking strategy for 2011-2015, known as MKUKUTA II in Kiswahili. No publisher karinbackteman 2011-06-09T09:08:01Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2010/efd-t-briefs-have-become-a-back-cover-page-of-mapambano-magazine-of-january-2013june-2010 Mapambano, which literally mean “fighting,” is a magazine published by the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs to brief on Tanzania’s efforts in fighting against all forms of poverty. No publisher Salvatory 2010-09-13T07:49:26Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2010/efd-tanzania-contributes-to-national-strategy-for-poverty-reduction A sharper and more focused national strategy for growth and poverty reduction for the coming five years – that is the aim of an ongoing rigorous review of Tanzania´s first National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP). EfD researcher John Ked Mduma is a technical advisor to the review process under the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, and EfD Coordinator Dr. Razack Lokina provides research studies, commissioned by the Government, to fill certain information gaps. No publisher karinbackteman Poverty reduction strategy 2011-06-10T10:07:37Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2009/efd-comments-on-the-recent-increase-in-fuel-prices "If you really care about poverty you should subsidise the things the poor need the most - and that is surely not petrol", says Professor Thomas Sterner commenting the current policy debate on fuel subsidies in Ghana, in the newspaper Ghana´s Business and Financial Times. The comment builds on research in a number of different countries conducted by Professor Thomas Sterner to which Dr Robinson and Dr Akpalu are contributing. The research will result in a book. No publisher karinbackteman 2011-06-10T10:10:36Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2009/efd-research-fellow-appointed-head-of-economics-department Adolf F. Mkenda is a senior Lecturer in the Economics at the University of Dar es Salaam and a research fellow of EfD Tanzania. No publisher Salvatory 2009-08-24T11:16:04Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2009/mduma-technical-advisor-in-mkukuta-review Dr John Ked Mduma, EfD research fellow in Tanzania is currently a technical advisor to NSGRP, National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty review process under the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs. No publisher Salvatory 2011-06-10T10:13:43Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2009/john-k-mduma-attended-conference-in-washinton-dc EfD members from six countries participated in the conference "Land Governance in Support of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): Responding to new challenges", held in Washington DC, March 9-10, 2009. Presentations were held by Jintao Xu, EfD in China, Tekie Alemu, EfD in Ethiopia, and Stein Holden, EfD Associate. John Mduma represented EfD Tanzania. Wilfred Nyangena represented EfD in Kenya, and Gunnar Köhlin, EfD Director, participated as chair and discussant. No publisher Salvatory 2009-03-26T07:27:43Z Article http://www.efdinitiative.org/centers/tanzania/news-press/news-archive/2009/tanzania-sadc-join-forces-against-illegal-fishing-1 Dr Lokina coordinator of EfD in Tanzania was interviewed by the daily paper This day, to comment on the strategies on strengthen fisheries governance and legal frameworks to eliminate illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing in the sub regional states of the Indian Ocean. No publisher Salvatory 2011-06-10T10:15:19Z Article