Project
Strengthening Tanzanian livestock health and pastoral livelihoods in a changing climate
Details
Project Code:
HALI-2
Start Date:
2011/01/01
End Date:
2015
CRSP Phase:
Phase 1
Budget:
$80,000
Countries:
Tanzania
Participants
Lead University:
University of California - Davis
Other Partners:
Sokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Southern Highlands Region Veterinary Investigation Center (VIC), Ruhaha District Veterinary Officer, Rufiji Water Basin Board (Tanzania); University of Vermont (UVM); University of California, Davis, Colorado State University (US)
Principal Investigator(s):
Ian Gardner
Co-Principal Investigator(s):
Rudovick Kazwala (Host Country Principal Investigator); Jon Erickson (Co-Principal Investigator); Jonna Mazet (Co-Principal Investigator); Kathleen Galvin (Co-Principal Investigator)
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Overview
The HALI-2 project is implementing a program to reduce vulnerability for pastoralists in Tanzania to altered disease dynamics brought about by climate change by improving regional capacity for predicting, diagnosing and responding to livestock health problems through integration of data on diseases, environment, economics and climate.
Objectives
1. Assess livestock health services and pathogen diagnosis and response capacity 2. Create framework to model adaptation of pastoralist communities to climate change
Outcomes
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