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Climate Change: A human rights crisis threatening Zimbabwe’s children’s survival, education, nutrition, and access to water

Climate Newsroom2 months ago2 months ago08 mins

Climate change poses an imminent challenge, impacting the well-being of generations. Children, in particular, are at risk due to climate-related disasters, health issues, and food insecurity. In many parts of the world, people face multiple climate-related impacts such as severe droughts and flooding, air pollution, and water scarcity, leaving their children vulnerable to malnutrition and…

Innovating water harvesting and climate-Smart agriculture in Mwenezi

Climate Newsroom3 months ago3 months ago07 mins

In the drought-prone district of Mwenezi, Zimbabwe, farmers battle unpredictable rainfall and dwindling agricultural yields. Climate change has made traditional farming methods unreliable, forcing smallholder farmers to seek new solutions. For Chizivano Shava, a lead farmer in the Climate Resilient Livelihoods (CRL) project, innovation is not just an option, it’s a necessity. Supported by the…

Zimbabwe fish growers break new ground, revolutionizing aquaculture with game-changing catfish farming

Climate Newsroom3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

In his sprawling farm in Gletywn , Moses Tawanda Hakutangwi, Director of Zimbabwe Catfish Growers is quietly revolutionizing the country’s aquaculture landscape. From the outside, it could be growing anything in its rows upon rows of ponds. Inside, however, blue plastic crates and circle shaped ponds tell a different story- a thriving ecosystem of catfish,…

Zimbabwe launches $17.2 million phase 2 of resilience fund to Aid 450,000 vulnerable citizens facing climate challenges

Climate Newsroom3 months ago3 months ago08 mins

With climate change causing more droughts and floods, the Government and its partners have launched phase two of the Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund (ZRBF). The $17.2 million program, launched recently, is being supported and implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office of Zimbabwe,…

Korea commits $5 Million to protect vulnerable children in Zimbabwe from climate change impacts

Climate Newsroom3 months ago3 months ago06 mins

Climate change poses an imminent challenge in our era, impacting the well-being of generations. Children, in particular, are at risk due to climate-related disasters, health issues, and food insecurity. To help fight climate change affecting vulnerable children and communities hit hardest by environmental disasters, the Korean government has pledged $5 million to support Zimbabwe in…

New climate resilience initiative launched by the Government, UNICEF, and KOICA to support 30,000 people directly and reach one million Indirectly

Climate Newsroom3 months ago3 months ago09 mins

The climate crisis is here, and its impact is hitting the hardest where it hurts most: our children. While they are the most vulnerable to the effects of global warming, extreme heat, floods, and food insecurity, they are almost invisible in the global conversation about solutions. With this in mind a new climate resilience initiative,…