Tanzania

Jin Xiao

CAS Visiting Scholar
Center for African Studies

Zhejiang Normal University, Host of The National Social Science Fund of China Project on China African Cooperation 2021-2024, China Agricultural University

Carlos Mureithi: International Journalist Inspired by Climate Solutions

June 12, 2024

Portrait of Carlos MureithiCarlos Mureithi always loved writing. He wanted to become a professional writer so that he could tell important stories. In high school he regularly wrote letters to the editor of The Standard, one of Keyna’s largest newspapers, and he decided that he wanted to pursue journalism. After spending five years working at the Daily Nation in Kenya, Mureithi desired to...

Annelise Gill-Wiehl

Fellowship Recipient
Energy and Resources Program

Article on cookstove research in Tanzania.

ERG grad student Annelise Gill-Wiehl Challenges Cookstove Emission Research

January 23, 2024

Rocca and FLAS fellowship recipient, Annelise Gill-Wiehl’s conducts research on the affect of efficient cookstoves in Tanzania. Gill-Wiehl, Daniel Kammen, and Kathrine Lau’s findings share that these cookstoves are “overestimated” in their carbon saving credit. Other news media outlets such as the Financial Times have picked up this story revealing “flawed measures of emission”, click...

Ravina and Rushika Pattni: The Powerhouse Sister Duo in Tanzania

April 1, 2024

Ravina and Rushika Pattni

Ravina and Rushika Pattni are two exceptional women making a difference in Tanzania and beyond on the African continent. Ravina earned her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, majoring in Development Studies and Economics. Although she then obtained a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from...

James Bartolome

Professor
Environmental Science, Policy and Management