DODOMA, June 16 -- A new initiative launched in Kigoma Region is seeking to change how communities prepare for disasters and respond to the growing impacts of climate change, with women and young people placed firmly at the centre of the solution.

The project, titled Strengthening Gender-Responsive Disaster Preparedness and Climate Resilience, is being implemented by UN Women with funding from the Government of Japan and in close collaboration with the Kigoma Regional Authority. It forms part of a broader regional programme covering Tanzania, Rwanda and Malawi, aimed at strengthening disaster preparedness, climate resilience and early warning systems.

The initiative comes at a critical time. Across Tanzania and much of sub-Saharan Afric...