The Citizen (Dar es Salaam)
5 November 2009
Mwanza — The World Bank has issued $30 million (Sh40 billion) to Tanzania to help it deal with the imminent food shortage facing 40 districts on the Mainland and the Isles.
The funds were channelled through the Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf), its director general, Dr Silvanus Likwelile, has said.
Addressing a meeting called to gauge the country's preparedness for the imminent famine here recently, he said the Government had signed an agreement to that effect with the Bretton Woods members on July 26, this year.
Through the second phase of Tasaf the funds would be sent to famine-stricken families via their city, municipality, town or district councils and wards, Dr Likwelile said.
He was optimistic that the funds would assist the country in cushioning the impact of drought, global economic meltdown and surging prices of oil on the world market.
However, the relief food to be supplied would target disadvantaged groups of people. They include the disabled, elderly, people living with HIV, youths and children living in difficult conditions, he said.
The World Bank representative, Ms Ida Manjoro, underscored the need for the relief food to reach the targeted people in time for her institution to continue extending support to the country.
Ukerewe District in Mwanza Region and Kishapu District in Shinyanga Region are among districts in the Lake Zone regions which are reported to be facing an acute food shortage.
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A very interesting and thoughtful article. The best way for Africa to help itself with GHG is to stop exporting oil and gas to the outside world. Gas that is valuable enough to ship abroad and sell should be sold at a price that is competitive enough to keep it home. Catch all of that gas, and use it for yourselves. You will then have electricity and cooking fuel both. It is maddening to see forests felled for charcoal cooking fuel while cleaner-to-use gas is being wasted. Each of your nations should try to be the last to run out of fuel. Move to solar, wind, geothermal and biofuels from wastes for your energy sources.
Other activities to fight climate change troubles include the restoration of your waterways to full functionality by clearing the weeds that clog them and the silt that they have left behind.
Just a factual correction. Nigerian LNG is not sold to Benin, Togo and Ghana. There is a gas pipeline from Nigeria to these three countries. But it does not carry LNG. It carries natural gas under pressure. Unfortunately, becuse there is insufficient gas being gathered and shipped from Nigeria, the pipeline has been empty for over a year.
In today's climate talk that's going and will be converse more in December must not be damaging to Africa. Together, Africa MUST STAND FIRMLY and get what she deserves - BETTER and LASTING AGREEMENT. That's, what is beneficial for Africa. Any negativities effects concerning our people standard of living MUST NOT be accepted by any Africa Government. The days of a/an African Live seeing as less than an insect or any other most be OVER and SHOULD NOT be negotiated in any Climate talks. Our "Africans" lives and living standard is/are as important as any other lives. Therefore, as Africans head to the climate talk in December, please open your ears, listen carefully, don't be trick, and don't accept anything lesser to solve your prombles for the betterness of your people in the whole of Africa - period !!!!! The days of damaging Africans' lives, enviroment, living conditions; the physical and metal abuses should and most all come to an end. Therefore, we "Africans" should not be conveince with their sweet tooth to accept something lesser where'in our people keep continue to suffer and die for their pleasures and the lack of consideration for Africans lives and living standards. God Bless Africa
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