List of Abbreviations

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ATAWAS Association of Tanzania Water Suppliers CBWSO Community Based Water Supply Organisations COWSOs Community Owned Water Supply Organizations CMIP5 Coupled Model Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 DAWASA Dar es Salaam Water Supply and Sanitation Authority DEWAT Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems DCOM Design, Construction Supervision, Operation and Maintenance EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EIS Environmental Impact Statement EMA Environmental Management Act ENSO El Nino-Southern Oscillation ERB Engineers Registration Board EWURA Energy and Water Utilities Regulating Authority GCMs Global Climate Models GHGs Greenhouse gases IHP International Hydrological Programme ICOLD International Commission on Large Dams ITCZ Inter-tropical Convergence Zone IOD Indian Ocean Dipole IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IWA International Water Association NAWAPO National Water Policy NEMC National Environmental Management Council NMAIST Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology NWSDS National Water Sector Development Strategy RCPs Representative Concentration Pathways RUWASA Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency SADC Southern Africa Development Community SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SST Sea Surface TemperatureLIST OF ABBREVIATIONS xxx UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNFCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change UWSSA Urban Water Supply and Sanitation Authority UDSM University of Dar es Salaam URT United Republic of Tanzania TAWASANET Tanzania Water Supply and Sanitation Network WMO World Meteorological Organization WSDP Water Sector Development Programme