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Dr. Edmund B. Mabhuye

Dr. Edmund Bwanduruko Mabhuye

Senior Lecturer

Institute of Resource Assessment

Biography

Dr. Edmund B. Mabhuye is a prominent climate change, sustainable development and natural resources management expert. He is currently serving as the IPCC focal person at the University of Dar es Salaam and heads the Centre for Climate Change Studies of the University of Dar es Salaam. He has conducted major research addressing climate change science, impact analysis, vulnerability assessments, climate change impacts, risk and disaster assessment and management, livelihoods analysis, and climate change adaptation and mitigation options analysis expert.  He has a strong knowledge of issues related to climate finance and resilience pathways. He holds a PhD in climate change and sustainable development and an educational background in natural resource assessment and management and environmental studies. He has more than 15 years of extensive professional experience involved with the formulation, review and /or harmonisation of sectoral and strategic policies, sectoral and institutional strategies, development and adaptation plans, development and adaptation programmes, and development and research projects. He has been involved in works related to feasibility studies, research and surveys, capacity building of government, non-governmental and private sector development, and sound knowledge in organizing and facilitating technical meetings and workshops. 

Research Interest

Climate change adaptation and mitigation options, including climate financing options

Climate vulnerability and impacts analysis

Sustainability of natural resources, communities' livelihoods 

Policy analysis

Contacts

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Projects

HIMILI PAMOJA: Gendered Encounters in Climate Change Adaptations in Tanzania. The project is implemented in the Tanzanian mainland and Zanzibar, looking into opportunities and challenges for adaptation and exploring options for enhancing climate resilience through green development strategies and options. 

Project for Building Capacity to Crosslink Coastal Pollution with Climate Change (BC5). The project is being implemented in the marine and coastal ecosystems of Tanzania and Ghana. It engages in dissemination meetings with key stakeholders, policymakers, and decision makers and undertakes research activities in the ecosystems to support ocean governance and blue economy policy development and decisions to manage coastal and marine ecosystems in the changing climate.  

Project for Environmental Risk Management Under Increasing Extremes and Uncertainty - MERIT PROJECT. The project is being implemented in dry lands of Tanzania and Uganda, engaging in dissemination meetings with key stakeholders and policy and decision makers and undertaking research activities in the ecosystems of the dry land to support climate resilience of climate risks and disaster management for climate resilience enhancement.  

Young People Climate Change Engagement in Tanzania (Y-ENGAGE Project). The project is being implemented in Tanzanian ecosystems, covering young people’s population in climate change perspectives to stimulate policy change by engaging key stakeholders, policy and decision makers, and research activities.  

The Role of Rural-Urban Linkages for Enhanced Climate Resilience in Rural Tanzania (RUL4CLI) is conducted in semi-arid areas of Tanzania. It engages in dissemination meetings with key stakeholders, policymakers, and decision-makers and undertakes research activities in the ecosystems to support scientific publications, policy development, and decisions about managing semi-arid ecosystems and livelihoods in a changing climate.

NORHED II: Climate Change and Ecosystems Management in Tanzania and Malawi 

Development of governance strategies and policies, formulation of action plans for climate change and ecosystem management, and policies for sustainable livelihood and resource protection through research, institutional and policy reviews and stakeholders’ engagement. 

Publications

Yanda, P.Z; Mung'ong'o, C.G; & Mabhuye, E.B. (Eds). (2020). Climate Change Impacts and Sustainability: Ecosystems of Tanzania. CABI Climate Change Series 11. CABI International, Oxfordshire – UK.

Mandu, L. S., & Mabhuye, E. B. (2024). Government Communication Strategies and Behavioural Change for Climate Change Adaptation in Bariadi District, Tanzania. Horn of African Journal of Business and Economics (HAJBE), 7(2), 160-189.

Sumari, B. K., Pauline, N., & Mabhuye, E. B. (2024). Integrating Bottom-up and Top-down Approaches in Tanzania’s Climate Change Adaptation Planning: Exploring Their Impact on Adaptive Capacity in Adaptation Projects. The Journal of Development Studies, 1-18.

Kalokola, R., Chegere, M., & Mabhuye, E. (2024). A Case Against Trophy Hunting Through Utilitarianism Lens: Evidence from Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania. Tanzanian Economic Review, 14(1), 163-188. https://doi.org/10.56279/ter.v14i1.184

Senkondo, N., Werema, C., & Mabhuye, E. B (2024). Human-Wildlife Conflicts in a Changing Climate Regime: A Multidimensional Perspective in Swagaswaga Game Reserve, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal for Population Studies and Development, 31(1), 65-82. https://doi.org/10.56279/tjpsd.v31i1.253

Mgala, E., Nobert, J., & B. Mabhuye, E. (2024). Managing Transboundary Water Resources at the Edge of Human Interface: A Case of Kagera River Basin, Tanzania. Tanzania Journal for Population Studies and Development, 31(1), 41-64. https://doi.org/10.56279/tjpsd.v31i1.251

Solar, J. and Mabhuye, E.B (2024). The relevance of youth engagement to climate change adaptation in Monduli district, Tanzania – East Africa. Social Sciences & Humanities Open Volume 10, 2024, 100968

Mwakoba, K., Mabhuye, E., Joel, N., Moore, N., Dahlin, K., Tagesson, T., & Nagelkirk, R. (2024). Land use and land cover change in locally supported wildlife management areas in the Nyerere-Selous ecosystem, Tanzania. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 1–20. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207233.2024.2346013 

Mabhuye, E.B. (2023). Vulnerability of communities' livelihoods to the impacts of climate change in north-western highlands of Tanzania. Environmental Development, Vol. 49. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2023.100939   

Solar, J., & Mabhuye, E. (2023). Effectiveness of Youth Engagement Strategies for Climate Change and Sustainable Development Agenda in Monduli District. Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania, Vol. 43, No. 1: 110–128. 

Onesmo, C., Mabhuye, E.B. & Ndaki, P.M. A Synergy Between Sustainable Solid Waste Management and the Circular Economy in Tanzania Cities: A Case of Scrap Metal Trade in Arusha City. Urban Forum (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12132-023-09493-z.

Mabhuye, E.B., Yanda, P.Z., and Mwajombe, A. (2022). Pathways of REDD+ Piloting in Enhancing Sustainable Forest Management: The Case of Masito-Ugalla Ecosystem, Western Tanzania. Environmental Management, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-022-01627-6.

Yanda, P.Z., Mabhuye, E.B., and Mwajombe, A., Johnson, N., and Yamat, L.E. (2021). Dynamics of Land Management and Implications on Pastoral Livelihoods in Northern Tanzania. Environmental Management, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267- 021-01568-6 

Yanda, P.Z., Mabhuye, E.B., and Mwajombe, A. (2021). Linking Coastal and Marine Resources Endowments and Climate Change Resilience of Tanzania Coastal Communities.    Environmental Management, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01553-z 

Yanda, P.Z., E B. Mabhuye., Anselm R. Mwajombe, A.R., and Sixbert J. Msambichaka,

S. (2021). Tracking Pathways to Recovery from Climate Shocks and Resilience Enhancement. Environmental          Management, Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-021-01569-5

Hansson, A., Fridahl, M., Haikola, S., Yanda, P., Mabhuye, E., and Pauline, N. (2020). Biochar as Multi-purpose Sustainable Technology: Experiences from Projects in Tanzania. Environment, Development and Sustainability. DOI: 10.1007/s10668-020-00809-8.

Hansson, A., Fridahl, M., Haikola, S., Yanda, P., Pauline, N., and Mabhuye, E. (2019). Preconditions for Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Tanzania. Environment, Development and Sustainability,1-25. DOI 10.1007/s10668-019-00517-y.