Intense Floods as Marine Stocks Falter in Zanzibar

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31 January, 2012 by Danstan Kaunda

Recent unusually heavy rain and depleting marine stocks in the idyllic spicy Island of Zanzibar is deeply affecting the local habitats here forcing government to constitute a technical team on climate change to battle with the daunting global challenges.

Zanzibar fishing affected by recent flooding

Fishing on the shore of Zanzibar island, off the coast of Tanzania, Africa. Copyright trimmer741

According to the Tanzania Meteorological Agency (TMA), the two Islands of Zanzibar and Pemba .....

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