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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, and diversifying livelihoods. Transitioning to renewable low-carbon energy like solar and wind can provide cheaper electricity while reducing emissions. However, lack of funding and knowledge present challenges to implementing these strategies.
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- 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.
- 8. REFERENCES https://www.google.co.za/search?q=pictures+of+drought+in+south+africa&esp. (Accessed 17-05-2015). https://www.google.co.za/search?q=pictures+of+solar+panels&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=667 &tbm=isch&imgil (Accessed 17-05-2015). https://www.google.co.za/search?q=pictures+of+green+buildings&espv ( Accesed 16-05- 2015). Turn down the heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, 2012, The world Bank , Washington. USA.