Zimbabwe
Climate change impacts
By the end of the day on February 3 the average Canadian will have produced as much greenhouse gases as the average Zimbabwean will produce over the course of the entire year. Therefore, February 3 (34 days into the year) is "Climate Change Impacts in Zimbabwe Day."
“Zimbabwe has not been spared climatic changes; in fact, the current dry spells affecting the country have been attributed to climate change. Dr Priscah Mugabe, Deputy Director of the Institute of Environmental Studies at the University of Zimbabwe, has noted the effects of climate change reflected in rainfall patterns in Zimbabwe from 1901 to 2005. Mugabe said that there have been notable shifts in the onset of the rains, the increased frequency of heavy rainfall events, more tropical cyclones and increasingly intense mid-term dry spells.”
For more information on climate change impacts in Zimbabwe, continue reading “The reality of climate change” at The Zimbabwean website.
Story
“Hello, I am Lasten Mika.
You may have heard a lot about Zimbabwe in the media in recent years, yet an often unreported side of life here is the changes that are taking place in our climate.
Did you know that in the last twenty years, we have been hit with the extremes of weather? And that since 1987, my country has experienced the six warmest years on record?”
To continue reading Lasten’s story, visit Practical Action's Climate Change Diary.
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