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From El Nino Drought to Floods, Zimbabwe’s Double Trouble

By on Mar 6, 2017 in News |

HARARE, Mar 3 2017 (IPS) – Dairai Churu, 53, sits with his chin cupped in his palms next to mounds of rubble from his destroyed makeshift home in the Caledonia informal settlement approximately 30 kilometers east of Harare, thanks to the floods that have inundated Zimbabwe since the end of last year. Churu’s tragedy seems unending. From 2015 to mid-2016, the...

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CSOS CRITIQUE THE POPULARISATION AND LOCALISATION OF SDGS

CSOS CRITIQUE THE POPULARISATION AND LOCALISATION OF SDGS

By on Mar 1, 2017 in News, Sustainable Development Goals |

By Byron Mutingwende   The need to prioritise the issues of poverty alleviation, democratic governance and peace building, climate change and disaster risk, and economic inequality as espoused under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) led Zimbabwean civil society organisations to converge in Harare to critique the popularisation of this development agenda....

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Hazardous  Urban Farming practices: A stumbling block to Sustainable development.

Hazardous Urban Farming practices: A stumbling block to Sustainable development.

By on Feb 13, 2017 in News, Sustainable Development Goals |

While it is a well-known fact that Zimbabwe’s rural areas depend primarily on agriculture, the Poverty Reduction Forum Trust recently stated that urban residents are increasingly relying on urban agriculture for sustenance (PRFT, 2017). Urban agriculture in Zimbabwe has gained acceptance and recognition over the years for its contribution to urban economies, food...

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Flooding impacts urban agriculture in Zimbabwe

Flooding impacts urban agriculture in Zimbabwe

By on Jan 23, 2017 in News |

Lovemore Lubinda The incessant rains that have been falling in Zimbabwe since the beginning of the rain season late last year have affected urban agriculture. Some urban farmers  who spoke to ZwNews have expressed their fears that the floods being experienced in the country at the moment could lead to serious food insecurity. Esthel Makwana of Warren Park in Harare...

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