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Coverage of "Building-back-better in post-disaster recovery: Lessons learnt from cyclone Idai-induced floods in Zimbabwe"
This study evaluates the build-back-better considerations in post-disaster recovery, following the devastation by Cyclone Idai-induced floods in 2019. Conducted in 2020, the study assesses the impact of Cyclone Idai-induced floods.
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Cyclone Idai, which hit Zimbabwe on March 14, 2019, left immeasurable destruction of unprecedented magnitude in its wake. Questions were raised in the aftermath on the strength of the disaster risk reduction legislation and institutions in Zimbabwe.
Coverpage of "Climate change impacts and adaptation for dryland farming systems in Zimbabwe: A stakeholder-driven integrated multi-model assessment"
This paper examines a novel RIA approach that combines multi-model simulations with expert knowledge to characterize the vulnerability to climate change and adaptation impacts in complex smallholder farming systems.
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This paper aims to foster the understanding of systemic risk and the actionable ways of promoting risk governance at local and national levels, while promoting cross-practice collaboration within UNDP on risk reduction and prevention.
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This article seeks to explore learners’ safety in disaster-induced displacement schools in Zimbabwe. 
This SEI discussion brief provides insights about the impacts of the pandemic on those who are deaf, blind and deaf-blind living in four sub-Saharan African countries: Cameroon, Rwanda, South Africa and Zimbabwe.

This article seeks to establish the role of indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) in climate governance in pursuit of sustainable development in rural Zimbabwe. Rural communities in the developing world suffer the most from the negative effects of climate

The severity and frequency of climate change-induced weather events pose a serious threat to livelihoods in rural Africa where crop production and animal husbandry are pivotal for survival. Discussions to manage the adverse impacts of such events

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