Zimbabwe

Region: Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe:

Projects
7
Resources
1
Stories
16
Feature
17th June 2022
Short- and long-term response to extreme weather events by the education sector in Zimbabwe With extreme weather events increasing in their magnitude and frequency, it is critical to reduce the risk of exposure and vulnerability, especially in the education sector. 
Feature
27th July 2020
How Zimbabwean youth are leading the way in tackling Covid-19 In Hatcliffe extension, an informal settlement located in the northern part of Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe, a group of young people are leading the fight against the pandemic. Artwell Nyirenda reports.
News
28th December 2018
Clean, reliable power for Africa: The potential for mini-grids This short film highlights the potential of mini-grids to address the energy challenges in rural Africa, while tackling the global challenge of climate change.
Completed
Project
Completed
The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP)

The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) facilitates peer learning, technical cooperation and information exchange to support the formation and implementation of low emission development strategies.

Feature
15th August 2018
Private sector innovates to raise climate ambition in Southern Africa With increasing use of 'blended finance' approaches, public and private financiers are joining forces in the Southern African region to invest in climate change solutions. The increased willingness of public and private investors to work together is a portent of good things to come - report Blaise Dobson and Charlotte Ellis of SouthSouthNorth.
Feature
15th January 2018
Hydropower plans in eastern and southern Africa could put electricity supply at risk Hydropower dams planned for eastern and southern Africa could put electricity supply at risk for vast regions because they rely on similar rainfall patterns for electricity generation—and so will suffer lack of water from droughts at the same time. This is the warning from new research led by Professor Declan Conway.
Feature
3rd November 2016
Climate change curriculum – one step closer to harmonisation While the potential of regional cooperation to develop and strengthen Africa’s higher education sector has long been recognised on paper, progress towards its actualisation has been slow. Against this backdrop, the introduction next year of a Southern Africa masters curriculum in climate change and development represents an important test case for future academic harmonisation.
Feature
19th August 2016
Lessons for climate compatible development from African agriculture CDKN Africa's Nkulumo Zinyengere shares six lessons from the Regional Climate Smart Agriculture Conference, which he recently attended. He looks at the detailed efforts to advance climate smart agriculture in southern Africa.
Feature
3rd June 2016
Seeking capacity development results How can capacity development best be organised to generate good results? Klas Sandström of Niras looks at a CDKN-supported water project where over 130 professionals increased their capacity in climate resilient planning and a Pan-Africa network in climate adaptation work was established.
Feature
5th April 2015
The Zambezi: Competing claims and climate change Climate change is increasing the competition for freshwater resources in the Zambezi River Basin, as CDKN's Miren Gutierrez reports.
Feature
25th June 2014
SARUA publishes results of its regional climate change mapping study A new knowledge framework by the Southern African Regional Universities Association (SARUA) highlights opportunities for universities to work together for the benefit of climate compatible development in the region. Read more about the mapping studies in each Southern African country.
Feature
10th April 2014
Building leadership on local level adaptation Jenny Clover from ICLEI Africa reflects on efforts to establish a community of practice around Ecosystems-based Adaptation approaches within African cities