Zimbabwe: Government on U.S. $3m first concrete project

Government has launched the Building Capacity to Advance National Adaptation Planning Process, which is the country’s first project funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), a financial mechanism under The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, to the tune of US$3 million.

The project, which is running from this year up to 2021, is meant to support the country’s National Adaptation Plan process to facilitate adaptation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

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“This will climate proof the socio-economic sectors underpinning the country namely: agriculture, water, energy, healthy, infrastructure, forest and biodiversity,” [Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement Minister Perrence Shiri] said. “The thrust of adapting to climate change and variability in Zimbabwe is focused at decoupling the link between rainfall, temperature and socio-economic activities.

“Hence adaptation remains a growing priority requiring the urgent and immediate support in financial terms. Climate change has changed rainfall behaviour, at times with rainfall intensities that result in flooding. We have observed bridges and dams being swept away, cutting off communities from service delivery.”

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