Highlights on food and nutrition security:
The adverse impacts of climate change have amplified the vulnerabilities of rural farmers, food, land and water systems, and dependent livelihoods, posing risks to Zimbabwe's social cohesion, resilience, stability, and peace.
Climate change has caused significant loss and damage to agriculture, livestock, the energy sector, food security, and nutrition in Zimbabwe.
Most of the population in Zimbabwe depends on rainfed agriculture for livelihoods and food security, indicating a high vulnerability to climate change.
The compounded impacts of climate change have resulted in crop failure and redundancy in the agricultural sector, forcing some communities to engage in maladaptive strategies, such as artisanal mining, which negatively impacts food, land, and water systems, and human and livestock health.
The centrality of food and agriculture shows that reforms in these areas can create conditions to obtain peace.
There is a need for a multisectoral approach to address sustainable agricultural practices as well as policies that foster climate resilience and food security.
Highlights on gender:
According to the report, women and girls are disproportionately affected by climate change in Zambia. Some key points mentioned in the report include:
* Women and girls are particularly affected by poor water infrastructure, as they are often responsible for household care and have to walk long distances to collect water, leading to less time for education and increased vulnerability to sexual and gender-based violence.
* Women have limited participation in land allocation processes and are often excluded from land ownership, leading to high levels of poverty and vulnerability to displacement and exploitation.
* Women and girls are more likely to experience sexual and gender-based violence, and may engage in transactional sex or early marriage as a means of coping with climate-induced economic hardship.
* Women's agency, knowledge, and experiences should be at the heart of all solutions, and consideration should be given to identifying which groups of women and men may face exclusion.
