Staff Writer The Southern African Development Community (SADC), in partnership with the World Bank and the Kingdom of Eswatini, is launching a new platform aimed at shifting the region’s approach to drought from reactive crisis management to proactive resilience building. The SADC and Eswatini Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) platform will be launched during the DRM…
A new report from the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZimStat) has revealed a trend of escalating extreme weather events and disasters across the country, directly linking them to global climate change and the El Niño phenomenon. The Extreme Events and Disasters Report 2024 indicates that these climatic shifts are altering rainfall patterns and causing a…
Zimbabwe has committied to spearheading resource mobilisation and fostering robust partnerships for sustainable wetland management and rehabilitation. Officially opening the 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) for the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said his government’s commitment extends to building strong linkages with a diverse range of partners. “My government commits to champion resource…
Staff Writer The 15th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (COP15) officially kicks off today in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, bringing together 172 contracting parties to address the accelerating global degradation of wetland ecosystems. The conference, themed “Protecting Wetlands for Our Common Future,” comes just one week after the…
As extreme heat grips many countries, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of heightened health risks for older persons in the Frontiers 2025 Report. The report states that adults aged 65 years and older, women, and people living in lower-middle income countries and tropical climates are at high morbidity and mortality risk from exposure to…
The inaugural Southern African Development Community (SADC) Transfrontier Conservation Areas (TFCA) Conference commenced in Harare, Zimbabwe. In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary for Environment, Climate, and Wildlife, Ambassador Tadeous Chifamba, said SADC member states have a shared vision to foster integrated and effective management of transboundary landscapes and seascapes. “Without adequate resources, our efforts to…
Africa experienced one of its hottest years on record in 2024, with average temperatures soaring approximately 0.86 °C above the 1991-2020 average, new data shows. According to a new report from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), the past decade has been the warmest on record for Africa. Highlighting Africa’s particular vulnerability to our warming planet,…
Eight African savannah elephants roaming near Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park have been fitted with GPS-enabled satellite collars in a bid to reduce escalating human-elephant conflict in surrounding communities. The ten-day operation, a joint initiative between the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZimParks), supports the efforts by…
As the planet heats up and the push to decarbonise gathers pace, Indigenous Peoples – long among the world’s most effective environmental stewards – are once again being left behind, a new UN report reveals. Launched on Thursday, The State of the World’s Indigenous Peoples exposes a stark imbalance: while Indigenous Peoples make up just six percent…
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century. That is the warning from a new issue brief by the UN Spotlight Initiative, which finds that climate change is intensifying the social and economic stresses that are fuelling increased levels of violence against…
