Millions of people across Southern Africa are facing severe food insecurity, malnutrition, and water shortages as a rapidly intensifying El Niño threatens to trigger widespread drought and heat stress during the upcoming 2026/27 agricultural season, a new report shows. According to an emergency preparedness alert released by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of…
Zimbabwe has officially assumed the chairmanship of the African Group at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), taking on a two-year leadership tenure as the 17th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) concluded in Mongolia. Zimbabwe’s term will run through to the conclusion of COP18 in Egypt in 2028. As part…
Southern Africa will face widespread dry conditions and above-average temperatures during the 2026/27 rainy season, as a rapidly strengthening El Niño in the tropical Pacific Ocean suppresses regional rainfall, a latest regional climate outlook shows. The forecast was released by the Southern African Development Community (SADC), following the Thirty-Third Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum…
The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) is advancing the development of a national Green Taxonomy Framework aimed at channelling capital toward environmentally sustainable economic activities and standardising green finance practices across the banking sector. The framework is designed to establish a common classification system for environmentally sustainable projects, mitigating risks of greenwashing and facilitating the…
Zimbabwe is attending the 17th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) to tackle escalating crises in land degradation, desertification, and climate-induced drought. The Conference officially commenced on 17 August and will run through 28 August 2026 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Convened under the overarching global…
Zimbabwe has formally approved two major international agreements to strengthen its national climate resilience and drought risk financing framework through the African Risk Capacity (ARC). In a post-Cabinet briefing, the government said it ratified a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the global non-profit Start Network. The agreement establishes a partnership under the ARC Replica Programme,…
The Meteorological Services Department will launch Zimbabwe’s National Early Warnings for All Action Plan this week, establishing a comprehensive framework to protect citizens nationwide from escalating climate and weather-related disasters. The strategy translates a global United Nations directive into an operational national plan designed to guarantee that every citizen, regardless of location or vulnerability, receives…
