Thematic Areas
Tana specialises in consultancies within the fields of:
Tana's Services
Tana’s core thematic areas focuses on enhacing people's lives through Statebuilding and Governance; Peace and Security; and Sustainable Green Growth.
Statebuilding and Governance
Effective and inclusive governance is a facilitator of poverty reduction and a guarantor of human rights. Our work on governance focuses on enhancing the legitimacy and capacity of the state as a duty bearer to deliver effective services, including security, rule of law, and justice etc.
Likewise, we support the development of civil society that is capable of interacting with government institutions and representing the needs and interests of rights holders. We help to enable institutions that are participatory, transparent, accountable, efficient and that can be sustained, thereby improving the effectiveness and efficiency of governance to ensure that all women and men, including those who are most vulnerable. A key element in this work is to ensure gender equality and empowerment of women. We apply these insights in our evaluations, research, programme design, analyses, monitoring, training and other activities relating to statebuilding and governance. Our work here supports the achievement of SDGs 5, 10 and 16 on gender equality, reduced inequalities, and peace, justice and strong institutions.
Climate adaptation, mitigation and resilience
Robust mitigation and adaptation efforts for the impacts of climate change are a pressing priority as there are presently 3.6 billion people residing in regions highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Building resilient societies is crucial for safeguarding livelihoods, protecting ecosystems, and preserving the well-being of present and future generations.
Aligned with Sustainable Development Goals 11 and 13, Tana provides a diverse array of technical services encompassing climate financing, environmental policy, and circular economy initiatives.
The aim is to bolster the resilience of communities, countries and regions. Our expertise is directed toward enabling civil society and private actors to effectively address and mitigate the challenges presented by climate change, while simultaneously preventing further worsening of its impacts.
Poverty, inequality and hunger are compounded by climate change, fragility and conflict. Therefore, we integrate climate change considerations as a cross-cutting issue in our evaluations, program design, analyses, monitoring, training, and other activities. Using climate adaptation can serve as a conflict mitigation tool by reducing resource scarcity and enhance resilience, thereby decreasing tensions and fostering cooperation among communities vulnerable to climate-induced stress. Our climate adaptation efforts are anchored in a rights-based approach along with democracy and good governance. These insights guide our efforts to provide expertise in fostering sustainable climate resilience and equitable outcomes for all stakeholders.
Peace and Security
With over one billion people living in countries affected by state fragility, conflict or widespread violence, improving peace and security for all remains a major political and development goal.
In line with SDGs 5, 10 and 16, we provide a range of technical services that support the strengthening of peace and security, including in relation to stabilisation; conflict prevention; justice and rule fo law; peacebuilding; the security sector; humanitarian assistance; and aid delivery within the humanitarian-development nexus. Our approach always takes its starting point in the local context and seeks to strengthen governance and service delivery that is effective, inclusive, participatory and supportive of human rights standards.
Our services include evaluations, research, programme design, political economy analysis, risk analysis, monitoring, training and other activities.