How sustainable is the National Adaptation Programmes of Action? : A content analysis of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action in Tanzania

Sammanfattning: Climate change is described as the world's most complicated economic problem as it is a global issue and affects every part of the world. The most vulnerable countries to climate change are the least developed countries, which Tanzania is a part of. Tanzania is dependent on their natural resources, as their economic base has its foundation in natural resources. Over 80% of Tanzania’s population are employed in agriculture and the agriculture sector accounts for 56% of their GDP. The management of natural resources is therefore crucial for the country's future as over 80% of its inhabitants' livelihood is within the agriculture sector. A shortage of natural resources puts Tanzania in a vulnerable position of a conflict around natural resources. For that reason it is important that countries like Tanzania have adaptation strategies that help to navigate them through climate change. This thesis investigates how sustainable Tanzania’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) is, based on the conceptual framework Sustainable adaptation through a qualitative content analysis. By identifying what adaptation projects are sustainable and not, Tanzania can implement more effective adaptation strategies. The result showed that several of the adaptation projects failed to incorporate all four principles of Sustainable adaptation, however one project showed that it had successfully integrated all four principles.