Dr.Bahati A. Magesa

Name
Dr. Bahati Ally Magesa

Academic Rank
Lecturer

Department
Geography and Economics

Biography

Biography

Dr. Bahati Ally Magesa is a lecturer in the Department of Geography and Economics, within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, at the Dar es Salaam University College of Education (DUCE). He holds a PhD in Sustainability Science from the United Nations University Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS), Tokyo, Japan.He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Dr. Magesa has a wide experience in supporting and implementing climate change related projects. His areas of interest in teaching, research and consultancy include: water security challenges, farmers` adaptation to climate change, spatial-temporal climate trends, natural resources management, and just energy transition

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Email Address
bahati.magesa@duce.ac.tz

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Research Interest

Research Interest
Water security, farmers` adaptation strategies, spatial-temporal climate trends, just energy transitions.

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Projects

Projects

  • Enhancing Climate Resilience of Maize Production through the Adoption of Available Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies, Innovations, and Agronomic Practices in Semi-Arid and Highland Regions of Tanzania, COSTECH Climate Change Research Grants in Tanzania-University of Dar es salaam, April 2026- April, 2029.

Publications

Publications

  • Magesa, B. A. (2026). Analysis of observed and projected climate trends and their implications on crop yields in semi-arid communities of Tanzania. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 157(7), 433.

  • Magesa, B. A. (2025). Determinants of Farmers’ Choices of Adaptation Strategies in Rural Semi-arid Agricultural Communities of Tanzania: A Case Study of Mwanga and Same Districts in Kilimanjaro Region. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 14(3), 4.

  • Magesa, B. A. (2024). Long-term Analysis of Rainfall and Surface Air Temperature Trends and the Associated Impacts on Crop Yields in Tanzania. Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania, 44(2), 76-99.

  • Magesa, B. A., Mohan, G., Matsuda, H., Melts, I., Kefi, M., & Fukushi, K. (2023). Understanding the farmers’ choices and adoption of adaptation strategies, and plans to climate change impact in Africa: A systematic review. Climate Services, 30, 100362.

  • Magesa, B. A., Mohan, G., Melts, I., Matsuda, H., Pu, J., & Fukushi, K. (2023). Interactions between Farmers’ Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change and Sustainable Development Goals in Tanzania, East Africa. Sustainability, 15(6), 4911.

  • Magesa, B. A., & Pauline, N. M. (2019). Responses of water insecure coastal communities of Tanzania to climate change impacts. Is it incremental or transformative adaptation? Climate and Development, 11(9), 745-754.

  • Magesa, B. A., & Pauline, N. M. (2018). Analysis of adaptation strategies of water insecure coastal communities of Tanzania by gender: Case of Mlingotini village in Bagamoyo district. Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania, 39(1).