Zimbabwe is preparing to replace its 37-year-old Civil Protection Act with a new Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Bill, a legislative reform that aims to transform the country’s approach to disasters from emergency response to risk prevention and resilience building. During the Zimbabwe Youth Symposium on Disaster Risk Reduction in Harare, Deputy Minister of Local Government…
In Zhanje Village in Dema on the outskirts of Harare, the future of farming is being reimagined in small spaces, not vast commercial fields, but homesteads, backyards and shared community plots. For many of the young farmers in the Seeds of Change project, agriculture once felt distant. Limited access to land and water meant traditional…
Harare residents are up in arms over the destruction of sections of the Monavale, Meyrick Park wetlands, accusing land developers of illegally clearing protected areas that form part of the city’s main water source. The uproar follows the sighting of graders clearing large portions of land within the Monavale Wetland Ramsar Site last week, an…
By John Cassim Harare, Zimbabwe – Two days before World Rangers Day on July 29 this year, the Zimbabwe Parks & Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks) announced that two of its rangers were injured by elephants in the Sengwa, Chirisa Safari Area. “One suffered a broken arm while fleeing, while the other was gored, sustaining abdominal…
President Emmerson Mnangagwa has called for a global shift in mindset and policy to protect the world’s wetlands, describing them as vital ecosystems under growing threat. This was said during the opening of the COP15 summit of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands in Victoria Falls, Mnangagwa said wetlands provide essential services including water purification, flood…
Environmental leaders at the COP15 summit on wetlands have called for stronger enforcement mechanisms to prevent the continued degradation of wetlands, as countries face growing challenges in managing and restoring these critical ecosystems. The Global Wetland Report states that since 1970, wetlands have declined by 0.52% per year, amounting to the loss of over 411…
Africa is facing an alarming rate of wetland degradation, with losses that may surpass the global average of 35% since 1970, warns Dr Julie Mulonga, Director of Wetlands International East Africa. She warned of widespread environmental and economic consequences unless urgent action is taken to restore and protect the continent’s rapidly disappearing wetlands. Ahead of…
By Yeukai Kaponda Located about 40 kilometers from Harare’s Central Business District, Chibvuti Farm in Goromonzi South District has long been known for its fertile soils and strong agricultural output. Now, this close-knit A1 farming community is showing how rural farmers are bravely confronting the harsh realities of a changing climate. Despite being situated in…
Beneath the iconic shade of “Dodger Doom,” a gathering spot sacred to Zimbabwe’s hip-hop community, over 60 young people gathered to share their experiences of climate change. They spoke of failed harvests, water shortages, plastic pollution and floods that have uprooted communities. But they also spoke of hope, hope rooted in traditional knowledge, cultural heritage,…
The thundering footsteps of white rhinos once again echo across Gonarezhou National Park, marking the species’ return to the area after more than 100 years. The five southern white rhinos, all sourced from the privately run Malilangwe Trust, were relocated to Gonarezhou between April and May this year as part of an effort to re-establish…
