WATER SCARCITY IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change is one of the biggest challenges affecting humanity today. There is an increasing corresponding burden on the availability of water. This is due to reduced rainfall in many parts of the world. The propounding effects of climate change have resulted in livestock calamity,...
Climate Proofing in Zimbabwe
The Government of Zimbabwe is making remarkable strides in making sure that the whole nation is well equipped with the knowledge of climate change. Everyone has seen the realities presented by climate change vagaries, ranging from drought spells, shift of climatic weather pattern, flash floods,...
Psychological block to acting on climate change
People are always motivated when it comes to avoiding danger. You run away if you step into the street and a bus is coming at you from behind. You stay inside if a sizable strange dog is growling outside your front door. Why is it...
The involvement of children in greening Africa and the fight against climate change
In the borderlines of Hurungwe and Nyaminyami districts, in Chitete village, Netsai * walks a combined distance of 20 kilometres every day going to school. When she returns around sunset, she has to fetch water. The nearest water hole which is the source of life...
Climate change: The game changer in the world of business and financial management
A phenomenon that was once termed an illusion by many is now being fully embraced after realizing the dire effects the world will face if it continues unabated. An increasing realization also appreciates the benefits that come with trying to mitigate and adapt to this...
Can the world afford a further increase in temperatures?
Increased frequency and intensity of storms and cyclones, melting of glaciers, heatwaves, desertification, droughts, hurricanes, wild and bush fires have become a norm to the day to day living of humanity in the world today. Most of these rather natural events have been devastating threatening...
When is the Next Cyclone Happening? – How Predictive Modelling Can Help Zimbabwe Manage Natural Disasters
When Zimbabwe experienced Cyclone Idai in 2019 and Cyclone Eline in the year 2000, everyone felt the pain, including those who did not stay in the epicentre of the cyclone. As a country, we have come to realise that natural weather events are very uncertain...
Climate Financing and Economic fragility in Africa
The Economic Fragility Index for Zimbabwe was marked at an average value of 104.75 index points with a minimum of 99.1 in 2021 and a maximum of 114 in 2009. The latest value from 2021 is 99.1 index points. For comparison, the world average in...
Affluence – The greatest danger to mother earth?
A thorough analysis of the environment has surprising findings; that affluence is the biggest threat the world faces. This is one of the conclusions by a team of scientists from the United Kingdom and Australia, who mention that the top world priority must be tackling...
A double whammy: Global crises of climate change and food security
At this alarming rate, that imagined dystopian enclave might become a reality and nothing suggests we are not getting there. One unfortunate impact of climate change is food security, which has always been a key concern for sustainable development. COVID 19 has had some adverse...
