The Environment category offers comprehensive coverage of environmental issues, conservation efforts, and ecosystem management strategies
Staff Writer The World Food Programme (WFP) says over 153 200 Zimbabweans benefited from its climate risk insurance payouts in 2023 with a premium value of US$1 million. In its Climate Risk Insurance annual report for 2023, WFP said it covered over 8 000 Zimbabweans through climate risk insurance protection, with financial coverage totalling nearly…
Staff Writer Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, Bulawayo is prioritising expanding its water resources as climate change and the El Nino effect is weighing on water delivery, the mayor has revealed. Bulawayo Mayor, David Coltart, said the city is looking at constructing a new water supply dam to guarantee residents, stakeholders and investors adequate water supplies. “As…
Staff Writer CARE says there is need for long-term solutions to build resilience and address the underlying causes of vulnerability, amid an El Nino-induced drought in southern Africa. Southern Africa is on the brink of a devastating hunger crisis as an El Nino-induced drought that led to massive crop failure, is threatening millions of people…
Staff Writer The African Risk Capacity (ARC) is hosting a climate roundtable next month, bringing together key players in the continent’s climate and food security sectors. The event, slated in Johannesburg, South Africa, from May 7 to 8 2024, is an opportunity to forge a common and decisive African voice on climate resilience and adaptation….
Conservationists in Zimbabwe are fitting GPS-enabled tracking collars to eight African savannah elephants to discover how constructing a nearby dam may alter their movements.
BAT remains committed to reducing the health impact of its business as well as placing a greater emphasis on the importance of addressing climate change and environmental management.
Staff Writer FBC Holdings (FBC) says it has significantly progressed in adopting sustainability practices, including adhering to the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe’s Climate Risk Management Guideline. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe introduced the Climate Risk Management Guideline and the International Financial Reporting Standards sustainability disclosures in 2023, compelling all financial institutions to consider environmental impact,…
Staff Writer NMB Holdings says it remains committed to mainstreaming environmental, social and governance aspects in all of its operations and continually improving sustainability practices. ESG aspects are emerging as core values of companies, major financial institutions and shareholders around the world. The ESG pillars are used by companies developing and framing business strategies and…
