【COP30 Side-Event】Scaling Up Locally Led Climate Actions
Day：2025.12.10
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Person in charge
| Name | Organization | Position |
| Ryosuke Takahashi | Operations Strategy Department | Deputy Director |
Overview
Date：2025/11/14
Host：The Government of Tanzania
Location（Pavilion Name)：Tanzania Pavilion
Moderators and panelists
| Name | Organization | Position |
| Kyosuke Inada | JICA | Director General for Sustainability Management |
| Rogasian H. Mativila | President's Office, Tanzania | Deputy Permanent Secretary |
| Amina Shaaban | Ministry of Finance | Deputy Permanent Secretary |
| The high-level attendees from the Government of Tanzania, World Bank, Carbon Tanzania |
Primary objectives and outcomes
Tanzania's "Scaling-Up Locally Led Climate Action (SCALE) Program" aims to strengthen locally led climate change countermeasures, with local communities taking the lead in implementing climate change countermeasures such as improving agricultural and pastoralists productivity, water resource conservation, and forest management. At this event, there was a discussion on climate change countermeasures based on the SCALE Program.
Content of the discussions
Prior to the panel discussion, the high-level participants from the government of Tanzanian outlined its efforts to strengthen climate change countermeasures at the local level, emphasizing collaboration between local governments, communities, and the private sector. For example, they highlighted measures such as strengthening local government planning capabilities to ensure locally driven climate change countermeasures, creating mechanisms for residents to recognize risks and decide on solutions themselves, and taking into account local weather risks and infrastructure vulnerabilities. They also emphasized that transparent budget management and fundraising are essential for implementing climate change countermeasures, and that strengthening accounting systems is crucial.
During the panel discussion, a representative from Carbon Tanzania shared their experience of implementing forest conservation projects for over 15 years, returning capital to local communities. He also noted that Tanzania's well-established land rights and guidelines create an environment conducive to private investment. However, he also noted the importance of ensuring transparency through cooperation with the government.
・A World Bank representative stated that there is a significant shortage of climate finance globally compared to demand, and that locally led utilization is most effective. He introduced a example of the Local Climate Change Fund (CCCF), and noted that Tanzania's SCALE Program is a promising system with the potential for nationwide expansion.
•Other participants noted that policy development has made it possible to balance livelihoods with nature conservation, and that there is a strong value in coexisting with nature, making environmental protection inseparable from community life.
•Finally, JICA's Director General for Sustainability Management Inada commented that JICA has been supporting Tanzania's local governance and regional development for over 20 years, promoting the resident-led participatory approach of "O&OD." He also noted that JICA is in partnership with the World Bank's SCALE Program, and hopes to continue providing technical support, such as facilitator training, introduction of digital learning systems, and sharing best practices.
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