Climate change will have significant negative impacts on Zimbabwe's agriculture-dependent economy. Rising temperatures will cause increased aridity, water shortages, and droughts, reducing crop yields by 50% and livestock. This will exacerbate food insecurity and poverty levels. Health will also be affected through increased malnutrition, disease, and child stunting. To mitigate these effects, Zimbabwe can promote drought-resistant crops, climate-smart agriculture, livelihood diversification, renewable energy like solar and wind, low-carbon policies and education. However, lack of funding and knowledge present challenges to transitioning to low-carbon development.

1. Zimbabwe – Climate Change Action Plan :MOOC
BY NGORIMAAGRIPA

2. IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Country lies in the Sub – Saharan Region.
The economy of the country is mainly agro based.
There will be increase in aridity , water
shortages will become more pronounced .
There will be huge droughts, livestock will
die as a result . 50% decrease in rainfall will
be noted. Ground water will decrease.
There will be excessive heat waves which will
affect all people and plants.
Agriculture will be impacted. There will be
excessive death of crops in the field as there will
be water shortages.
Agro pastoral systems will be likely to decrease
as carrying capacity will decrease.
Higher carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will
result in low protein crops being produced.
As the economy is based on agriculture there
will be increase in food shortages, this will
increase poverty levels

3. Health of the people will be impacted.
Lack of food will result in
undernourishment hence increase in diseases
such as Kwashiokor .
Children will be affected most as there will be
child stunted growth and low education.
Prevalences of diseases will increase such as
Malaria due to heat.
With livelihood strategies impacted by
a decrease in agricultural activities
there will be increase in crime rate so
that people can survive.

4. Mitigation of the effects
• Teach farmers to grow drought resistant crops such as sorghum, rapoko and
millet.
• Teach farmers how to do climate smart agriculture and water smart harnessing
practices.
• Teach people other livelihood strategies other than farming which are also not
detrimental to climate .
• Increase in funding from the ministry of finance to look for food aids.
• POLICY MAKING- a policy which urges companies to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions
• To introduce carbon taxes and to put prices on carbon to avoid carbon
externalities. To set up Emission Trading Schemes these are all meant to reduce
green house gas emissions.
• To set up CAP, which is allowable amount of emissions allowable in the
atmosphere.

5. Energy access
More renewable energy from sources such as solar energy and wind turbines.
They do not emit green house gases. They are also provide cheaper electricity
Objectives
1.To provide people with cheaper electricity.
2. To implement smart energy harnessing techniques.
3. To reduce large amounts of fossil fuel energy.

6. Zimbabwe can make use of low carbon energy resources through
An Energy Policy
Which seeks to use renewable resources of energy which include solar, wind,
water.
Agriculture
1. having glasshouse crops
2. Should have irrigated dairy
3. Planting of more trees
Low Carbon Resources

7. Challenges to low – carbon energy resources
• Lack of funding for commencement of solar projects- the treasury of the
government could add more money towards that or apply for funding from
international organisations.
• Lack of knowledge amongst people on how to use them – the country could embark
on nationwide education programme and also introduce the subjects in the
curriculum of the education system.

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