Tanzania: Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth

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The development objective of Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth Project for Tanzania is to improve management of natural resources and tourism assets in priority areas of Southern Tanzania and to increase access to alternative livelihood activities for targeted communities. This project has four components. 1) The first component, Strengthen management and improve infrastructure in priority Protected Areas, has the following subcomponents: (i) Improve PA infrastructure; (ii) Strengthen management capacity and infrastructure maintenance of PAs; and (iii) Strengthen Destination Southern Tanzania. 2) The second component, Strengthen alternative livelihoods for targeted communities in proximity to the priority Protected Areas, has the following sub components: (i) Improve the governance framework of conservation-related community-based initiatives; (ii) Enhance alternative community livelihoods by improving economic opportunities and linking them with conservation of wildlife and landscapes; and (iii) Skills development for local access to jobs in tourism and conservation. 3) The third component, Strengthen landscape management and infrastructure investments in and upstream of the Ruaha National Park, has the following subcomponents: (i) Assess and implement infrastructure measures to augment dryseason flows to the RUNAPA; (ii) Improve efficiency of irrigation systems; (iii) Catchment conservation activities in selected sub-basins; and (iv) Support the consensus-building process for land and water management and climate change adaptation in the Usangu plains. 4) The fourth component, Project management, institutional strengthening, quality assurance and control, and monitoring and evaluation, aims to finance supplemental support for project management, to ensure coordinated and timely execution of infrastructure and other project activities.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry,FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services,FY17 - Transportation

World Bank Group

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Road, Water Supply and Storage, Fertilizers, Waste Processing and Treatment, Forest Products and Packaging, Hotel, Raw Materials, Government, Commercial