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Speaker of Parliament, Jacob Mudenda, says contemporary fiscal planning must also address climate volatility with requisite urgency and strategic foresight. ![]()
Speaking at the pre-budget seminar in Bulawayo, Mudenda highlighted that the 2025 Budget Strategy Paper acknowledges the mounting climate change challenges by committing to comprehensive measures for climate change adaptation and mitigation across all sectors of the economy.![]()
“Accordingly, parliamentarians should demand that the Budget incorporates Climate Responsive Budgeting principles and ensure that every fiscal decision advances climate change resilience in fulfilment of international obligations under the Paris Agreement and cognate multilateral environmental legal frameworks,” he said.![]()
#ClimateFinance #ClimateAction #ParisAgreement #Budget #Parliament #Zimbabwe
Current climate pledges by governments have resulted in only a marginal reduction of the projected global temperature increase this century, leaving the world on a path to a serious escalation of climate risks and damages, a new report shows. ![]()
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#climatepledgesfallshort #climategap #climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #globalwarmingrisk #climatechange
The Meteorological Services Department has issued an advisory for heavy rainfall (above 50mm) and strong winds across much of the country, effective from tomorrow to Friday.![]()
Areas at high risk include Matabeleland North and South, Bulawayo Metropolitan, Midlands, Masvingo, Manicaland, Harare Metropolitan, and Mashonaland Provinces.![]()
Flash flooding in low-lying areas, fallen trees, and damage to infrastructure are expected.![]()
#Zimbabwe #weather #ClimateAction #severeweather #flashflooding #Preparedness #msd
Heat-related deaths are skyrocketing, increasing by 23% since the 1990s and reaching an annual average of 546,000 deaths, a new report shows.![]()
The 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change report, released in collaboration with the World Health Organisation #WHO, says climate change is directly to blame for the escalating crisis.![]()
The report states that in 2024, the average person was exposed to 16 days of dangerous heat that would not have happened otherwise.![]()
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#ClimateAction #climatecrisis #climatechange #globalwarming #climatenews #fossilfuels
Zimbabwe launched the Biodiversity Finance Initiative aimed at strengthening conservation funding and promoting sustainable natural resource use.![]()
Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife, Evelyn Ndlovu, said the initiative comes as Zimbabwe continues to bear financial burdens in managing elephant populations that exceed ecological carrying capacity.![]()
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