"Report:Balancing Infrastructure Development and Community Livelihoods"

Discovery of significant quantities of natural gas in Tanzania since 2010 has necessitated the construction of relevant infrastructure-pipelines, processing plants and gas to electricity plants-to monetize the resource. While the discovery presents enormous potential for lifting Tanzania out of poverty and improving energy security. Such infrastructure projects are also associated with risk to community livelihood.

This briefing note summarizes findings from a research study on the impacts from construction of the Mtwara-Dar es Salaam Natural Gas Pipeline on the land rights of displaces communities in Lindi and Mtwara that aims at contributing to improvement in the governance of natural resources in Tanzania through highlighting strengths and gaps in policy design and implementation and opportunities for improvement.