Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 2019, 9, 650-661 https://www.scirp.org/journal/acs ISSN Online: 2160-0422 ISSN Print: 2160-0414 DOI: 10.4236/acs.2019.94040 Oct. 24, 2019 650 Atmospheric and Climate Sciences The Contribution of the Global Framework for Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa (GFCS APA) in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process for Tanzania Agnes Kijazi 1 , Ladislaus Chang’a 1 , Philbert Luhunga 1* , Hashim Ng’ongolo 2 , Mecklina Merchades 3 , Pamela Levira 1 1 Research Section, Tanzania Meteorological Authority, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 2 Climatology and Climate Change Section, Tanzania Meteorological Authority, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 3 Agrometeorological Section, Tanzania Meteorological Authority, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Abstract This article assesses the contribution of the Global Framework for Climate Services Adaptation Programme in Africa (GFCS APA) in the National Adap- tation Plan (NAP) process for Tanzania. Different research project outputs (field survey and workshop reports) produced during the implementation of GFCS APA are reviewed to assess the contribution of GFCS APA programme in the establishment and implementation of NAP process in Tanzania. It is found that the implementation of GFCS-APA programme in Tanzania has improved the availability, accessibility, and applicability of climate informa- tion to different stakeholders. This has in turn attributed to significant use of climate information in planning and decision making in target sectors: agri- culture and food security, disaster risk reduction, energy, health and water resource management. This has increased the adaptation capacity of vulner- able communities from the impacts of climate variability and change. Fur- thermore, it is evident that the aims and objectives of establishments of NAP process in Tanzania have been addressed through implementation of GFCS APA Programme. Moreover, since the GFCS APA in Tanzania is imple- mented within its five pillars namely: observation and monitoring, research, modeling and prediction, climate information systems, user interface plat- form and capacity development. The achievement made in each pillar con- tributed in enhancement of resilience of vulnerable communities to climate variability and change hence addressing the aims and objectives of NAP process in Tanzania. Therefore, it is recommended that achievements of GFCS APA Programme in Tanzania to be used as a guide to the development How to cite this paper: Kijazi, A., Chang’a, L., Luhunga, P., Ng’ongolo, H., Merchades, M. and Levira, P. (2019) The Contribution of the Global Framework for Climate Ser- vices Adaptation Programme in Africa (GFCS APA) in National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Process for Tanzania. Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, 9, 650-661. https://doi.org/10.4236/acs.2019.94040 Received: August 23, 2019 Accepted: October 21, 2019 Published: October 24, 2019 Copyright © 2019 by author(s) and Scientific Research Publishing Inc. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution International License (CC BY 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Open Access