The climate change of Mount Kilimanjaro

The Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania in East Africa, on the Indian Ocean bordered by Kenya to the north and Mozambique to the south.

Elevations range from sea level to the highest point in Africa, the glaciated peak of Kilimanjaro at 5,895 m, the expansive slopes of which constitute one of the unique ecosystems of Bangladesh, Egypt, Uruguay, Fiji, and Nepal

The disappearing glaciers of Kilimanjaro are attracting broad interest. Less conspicuous but ecologically far more significant is the associated increase of frequency and intensity of fires on the slopes of Kilimanjaro, which leads to a downward shift of the upper forest line by several hundred meters as a result of a drier (warmer) climate since the last century. In contrast to common belief, global warming does not necessarily cause upward migration of plants and animals. Here, it is shown that on Kilimanjaro the opposite trend is under way, with consequences more harmful than those due to the loss of the showy ice cap of Africa's highest mountain

This can also affect the economy of Tanzania as no more tourists will be coming to see the mount Kilimanjaro.

I urge the government to keep a strong security to the area where the Mount Kilimanjaro is situated and make sure that no more cutting down of trees, overgrazing and no more fire.

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Mkapa's Bio

Mkapa is a graduate of Makerere University. Previous posts include being the administrative officer in Dodoma and the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education. He also led the Tanzania mission to the United States and was the Foreign affairs Minister from 1977 to 1980 and from 1984 to 1990. Mkapa's second 5-year term of office as President ended in December 2005. During this term Mkapa continued the liberalization of the economy that began under his predecessor Ali Hassan Mwinyi. He privatized most of the state owned corporations and pursued free market policies designed to attract foreign investment. His supporters argued that attracting foreign investment was the only way to achieve economic growth. His policies won the support of the World Bank and IMF and resulted in the cancellation of some of Tanzania's foreign debts. He has also, however, drawn criticism for his lavish spending. He spent £15 million on a private presidential jet, as well as almost £30 million on military aviation equipment which experts deemed beyond the limited needs of the country's armed forces. It was over the latter purchase that then British International Development Secretary Clare Short expressed public outrage, resulting in her becoming known as 'Mama Radar' in the Tanzanian press. Having left office due to a two term limit, Mkapa is dogged by many accusations of corruption among them improperly appropriating himself and his former finance Minister Daniel Yona the lucrative "Kiwira Coal Mine" in the southern highlands of Tanzania without following procedures.

INTERNET TRAINING

Day 3 The facilitator today trained the participants on how to use the google search engine, and how to find profiles of the organization, looking capital cities of the other countries, finding information, finding map site and doing research. The tools seem to work effectively to other organization Ends

Tanzania journalists get their skills on how to use web engines on internet.

About 17 Journalist from different media houses getting skills on how to use internet, Addressing this on the closing of the workshop the National Director of MISA-Tanzania thanked Facilitators and participants for coming, she also said that the skills participants got will assist them in their work places, and they can also share to other journalists. She said that the same workshop will be conducted on Nov. this year but with different media houses that have not received the training. The participants showed their worries about how the Blog is being used badly by the other people and they wanted the solution on how these people can be caught as it is illegal for them to publish. The trainer explained that it is difficult to know the person who is hosting the blog as the names that they are not using there really names. But, if you report this thing the blog site they automatically block it. At the end of the session the trainer thanked every participants and promised to network with them , and asked each one to send an e-mail address so as he can send the slides that he used to train us. end