This policy brief outlines the importance of the inclusion of renewable energy and climate services in political manifestos to drive climate resilience and socioeconomic development. It highlights the general gaps in Tanzanian political manifestos, presents lessons from other countries' political parties' manifestos, and offers actionable recommendations for Tanzania political parties.

Below are the recommendations to all political party leaders, members and stakeholders towards the inclusion of renewable energy and climate service in the political party manifesto.

1. Prioritize the promotion of renewable energy use across various production and service activities together with access to affordable and reliable electricity and energy for underserved rural areas. This will improve the production and service provision, for example solar-powered irrigation, storage of fish production, powering medical equipment’s etc. Thereby addressing challenges such as post-harvest losses, improving quality of life and more. This can be realized through multiple measures among which are decentralizing energy frameworks to empower local governments and communities to adopt renewable energy technologies. Introduce policies to attract private sector investment in renewable energy infrastructure. This will improve living standards and foster rural productivity and income generation.
2. Prioritize stimulation of sectors and investments that will benefit from the expansion of renewable energy such as sectors requiring high energy at low cost eg steel, utilization of produced energy e.g. electric vehicles and more. Furthermore, there exists a potential of engaging in the export of green hydrogen which has a growing demand among many countries such as Germany. This will be accompanied by multiple benefits realized through the value chain. The transition to renewable energy sources thereby presents an opportunity to create jobs in various sectors, including manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and research. By incorporating policies that promote green job creation into their manifesto.
3. Prioritize the improvement of the provision and utilization of climate services across different sectors. This can be realized through various approaches including the integration of traditional weather forecasting approaches, improvement of meteorological infrastructure, data gathering, research, strengthening co-production of climate service and more. 4.Prioritize education and awareness campaigns to inform citizens about the benefits of renewable energy technologies and climate resilience strategies, especially the access and utilization of climate services. Empower communities with knowledge about sustainable practices and encourage grassroots participation in environmental stewardship programs to build a strong base of support among voters who value sustainability