Enhancing Urban Resilience Through Geospatial Data Management: A Training Initiative by Resilience Academy
By Dr. Zakaria Ngereja, Amedeus Kimaro, Masoud Hamad and Msilikale Msilanga Spatial data management is paramount for decision-makers in urban resilience. In today’s rapidly changing climate, urban areas face mounting challenges from floods, droughts, and extreme weather events that necessitate informed planning and swift response capabilities. Effective spatial data management empowers city officials to visualize […]
Resilience Academy to Train Youth in Flood Mapping Using Mobile Tools
Written by Msilikale Msilanga Resilience Academy is working in partnership with GIZ to empower young university alumni by involving them in flood mapping activities in Tanga. This initiative provides hands-on learning opportunities focused on using mobile phones for data collection. As part of this effort, 18 recent graduates from Ardhi University are participating in the […]
Mapathon to empowers youth with open-data for urban resilience and disaster risk reduction
By Paulo Haule (UDSM), and Msilikale Msilanga (UTU) On May 7th, the Resilience Academy and OMDTZ organized a Mapathon at CoICT, The University of Dar es Salaam. The event aimed to provide skills related to Open Source, OSM, geospatial, and other relevant fields. It was a one-day event that brought together university students, mentors, and […]
Training Government Officials on Geospatial Data and Open-Source Tools
On March 10 and 11, Resilience Academy conducted a training session for government officials, focusing on the challenges of accessing and utilizing up-to-date geospatial data for climate risk decision-making. The participants, representing government offices from Ilemela and Nyamagana in Mwanza, often face difficulties in using fragmented data for decision-making. Issues such as inconsistent spatial information, […]
Resilience Academy Partners Strengthen Collaboration for Climate Action in Tanzania
By Msilikale Msilanga Today on 6 March, Partners who are part of the Resilience Academy MoU met to discuss the future direction of the Tanzania Resilience Academy and how to strengthen collaboration between all stakeholders. The full-day meeting brought together representatives from various partner organizations to review past achievements, share success stories, and collaboratively plan […]
Resilience Academy Participates in HYSIM Training: Strengthening Water Resource Management Capabilities in Tanga
By Amedeus Kimaro and Msilikale Msilanga Continuous trainings and learning of new tools and technologies to the Government officials is one of those avenues that exposes experts who are working in the government offices to gain skills for decision making in order to make urbanized cities more resilient. The two days training about Hydrological Simulation […]
Building Green and Smart Cities Through Youth, Government and Digital Innovation
The Tanzania Resilience Academy is launching a new initiative for Green and Smart Cities, supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ). The goal of this initiative is to transform urban development through open data, digital innovation, and youth engagement. The initiative will focus on two case studies centered on the cities of Tanga […]
Geospatial Data Quality Webinar
By Msilikale Msilanga Welcome to our webinar series, organized by the University of Turku. This series aims to educate and inform our partners by providing an in-depth look into various online training materials, as well as tips and tricks, to enhance knowledge Inspired by our two flagship projects implemented in Tanzania through cooperation between the […]
Finnish Universities and Tanzanian Partners Create Future Collaborations
Blog by Msilikale Msilanga In a display of international collaboration and educational exchange, a high-level delegation from Finland, comprising the Rectors of the University of Turku, Turku University of Applied Sciences, Novia University of Applied Sciences, and the Vice Rector of Novia University of Applied Sciences, traveled on a week-long visit to Tanzania. This insightful […]
Geospatial data, technologies & digital youth skills for social innovations
Geospatial data, technology and digital youth skills for social innovations Join us at the University Of Dar Es Salaam – New Library in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for the exciting Geospatial data, digital technologies, and youth skills for social innovations Symposium! This in-person event brings together experts and enthusiasts from the field of geospatial information and communication technology. Get ready […]