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A women farmer in Zimbabwe walking along her field checking the crops
In the 11th Century, a few hours south of present-day Harare, a vibrant farming and trading empire was emerging. At its heart, in the fertile watershed between the Zambezi and the Limpopo rivers, the city known as Great Zimbabwe.
United Nations Development Programme - Headquarters
Farmer preparing his field for seedlings in South Africa
Smallholder farmers in the Umzingwane district in Zimbabwe are taking up locally-led initiatives and indigenous knowledge to adapt to unpredictable climate patterns.
International Centre for Climate Change and Development
The Great Zimbabwe Ruins near Masvingo in Zimbabwe, Southern Africa
In an area plagued by periods of drought, it is difficult to understand how the great ancient city of Great Zimbabwe thrived for centuries, but the answer to that has now been found.
Aarhus University

DRR Community in Zimbabwe

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Governance

Sendai Framework Focal Point

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National Platform

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National policies and plans

2012

The overall objective of the National Contingency Plan is to help ensure that Government, partners and civil society mount a timely, consistent and coordinated response to anticipated hazards during the 2012–2013 planning period in order to minimise

Zimbabwe - government
2015

Zimbabwe’s Climate Change Response Strategy mainstreams climate change through a sectorial approach to ensure that each sector implements adaptation and mitigation actions. Each sector will therefore be able to direct its project proposals to the

Zimbabwe - government
2016

The National Climate Policy formulation was based on and guided by robust science, stakeholder consultations, review of the current plans, strategies and policies, legal and regulatory analysis. The Policy addresses four thematic areas which are clustered

Zimbabwe - government

Risk and governance profile(s)

Cover- Zimbabwe VNR MTR
2022
Zimbabwe's Voluntary National Report for the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (MTR SF).
Zimbabwe - government
Cover of the 2021 Zimbabwe ICA: map of Zimbabwe
2021
This ICA classifies and colour-codes the districts of Zimbabwe based on experienced levels of food insecurity and/or natural hazards. It shows where and for how long preparedness, DRR, social protection, and market access are required by the population.
World Food Programme