FACTSHEET: Organisations confronting climate change in Zimbabwe - ZimFact
Ngoni Mhuruyengwe
September 23, 2021
The world is experiencing climate-related disasters – including floods, droughts and wildfires – with increasing frequency and intensity, due to climate change.
Zimbabwe has not been spared such disasters. In 2019, the country was badly hit by Cyclone Idai, which affected more than 270 000 people and claimed more than 300 lives. Droughts have also been a recurring phenomenon, with millions of Zimbabweans suffering chronic food insecurity.
A 2015 publication titled Climate Change in Zimbabwe, Facts for Planners and Decision Makers  produced by the Research Advocacy Unit, notes that in Zimbabwe, climate change will cause average temperatures to rise and the annual rainfall will fall.
“Annual rainfall could decline by between 5% and 18%, especially in the south. Rainfall will become more variable. There will be an increase in droughts, floods and storms. This will affect Zimbabwe’s food security, health, energy supply and the economy,” notes the publication.
World leaders will, from October 31 and November 12, 2021, meet in Glasgow, Scotland for the 26th United Nations climate change conference.
Here is a list of organisations that dealing with climate change issues in various sectors in Zimbabwe