Baadhi ya watu ni wavivu wa kutafuta taarifa, ninawawekeeni sehemu ya utangulizi wa muhutasari wa ripoti iliyowasilishwa
'UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf"
(Source: From Executive summary: URT-DOC-001_18-01-2012)
Preface
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This Submission by the United Republic of Tanzania ("Tanzania" or "URT") was prepared under the Tanzania Continental Shelf Delineation (TCSD) project.
The preparation of the Submission was undertaken under the guidance of National Steering and Technical Committees chaired by Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development (MLHHSD) and Director of Surveys and Mapping of Ministry of Lands, Housing and Energy (MLHE) of Zanzibar, respectively. The technical part of the project was carried out by a Technical Core Group (TCG). The following Ministries and Institutions were involved in the preparation of the Submission:
- Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
- Ministry of Energy and Minerals
- Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology
- Ministry of Lands, Housing and Energy (Zanzibar)
- Attorney General's Chambers
- Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation
- Institute of Marine Science - University of Dar es Salaam
- Ardhi University-Dar es Salaam
The above Ministries and Institutions provided experts who formed the Technical Core Group, which had the main responsibility of preparing the Submission. The following are the members of the TCG.
Professor Evelyne I. Mbede – Geologist,
Director of Science and Technology,
Ministry of Communication, Science and Technology
Chairperson TCG
Mr. Pandu S. Makame – Lawyer,
State Attorney,
Zanzibar – Vice President's Office
Co - Chairperson TCG
Mr. Justo N. Lyamuya – Hydrographer,
Assistant Director - Hydrographic Surveys,
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development
Secretary TCG
Mr. Abdon D. Makishe – Geophysicist,
Senior Principal Geophysicist,
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation,
Deputy Secretary TCG
Mr. John A. Msemwa – Geodesist,
Assistant Director – Topographic and Geodetic Surveys,
Ministry of Lands, Housing and Human Settlements Development,
Member TCG
Mr. Kelvin R. Komba – Geophysicist,
Senior Principal Geophysicist,
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation,
Member TCG
Mr. Omary S. Mtunguja – Geophysicist,
Senior Principal Geophysicist,
Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation,
Member TCG
Professor Desiderius C. P. Masalu – Marine Geophysicist,
Institute of Marine Science - University of Dar es Salaam,
Member TCG
Mr. Adam I. Zuberi – Geologist,
Senior Principal Geologist,
Ministry of Energy and Minerals,
Member TCG
Mr. Issa A. Hemed – Hydrographer,
Lecturer, Ardhi University - Dar es Salaam,
Member TCG
Mr. Donald L. Chidowu – Lawyer,
Principal State Attorney,
Attorney General's Chambers,
Member TCG
Mr. Richard A. Maridadi – Lawyer,
Legal Officer,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,
Member TCG
In preparing this Submission, Tanzania consulted with the Republics of Kenya and Seychelles on maritime boundary delimitation issues. The project received scientific data such as bathymetric, geological, geophysical and well data from the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC), MHHLSD, MLHE, WesternGeco of UK and One Stop Data Shop (OSDS) of UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Technical support was received from UNEP/GRID-Arendal and Geocap AS of Norway, GX Technology of Houston Texas, USA and Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe (BGR) of Germany. The project received financing from the Government of Tanzania and financial support from the Royal Norwegian Government.
Professor Lawrence Awosika current member of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) provided technical advice. Mr. Oeivind Loenne from GRID-Arendal of Norway also provided technical advice as consultant. Mr. Harald Sund and Mr. Erlend Kvinnesland from Geocap AS of Norway provided all the necessary support on the usage of the Geocap software.