DODOMA, March 28 -- THE Vice-Presidents Office has set aside 2.6bn/- for a major climate resilience project targeting communities and ecosystems in Tanzanias miombo woodland zones and parts of Zanzibar.

The funding, covering the 2025/26–2026/27 period, will support implementation of a five-year programme designed to strengthen the capacity of communities to withstand the impacts of climate change while promoting sustainable livelihoods.

Opening a meeting of the projects executive committee in Dodoma on Friday, the Deputy Permanent Secretary (Environment) in the Vice-Presidents Office, Ambassador Baraka Luvanda, said the initiative focuses on boosting the use of climate adaptation technologies across key sectors.

He said the proje...