Noticias sobre Zimbabwe
Even the toughest water security problems can be solved, report finds
Report proposes solutions to severe water and security challenges in India, Iran, Iraq, the African Sahel, Central America, and Yemen.
Hit by worsening drought, Zimbabwe taps funding for water-wise farming
By Lungelo Ndhlovu. Backed by the Green Climate Fund, small-scale farmers in the south will get help to improve irrigation and use scarce water resources more efficiently.
Climate woes growing for women, hit worst by displacement and migration
By Megan Rowling. Extreme weather and rising seas are increasing the burden of work, ill-health and violence faced by women who are forced to leave their homes or left behind as their menfolk seek jobs elsewhere.
Families sleep in water lines as drought grips Zimbabwe’s Bulawayo
By Lungelo Ndhlovu. With water running in pipes one day a week at best and dams low, finding water has become a struggle in Zimbabwe's drought-hit second city.
Zimbabwe’s drought-hit Bulawayo limits tap water to just a day a week
By MacDonald Dzirutwe. After a devastating drought in 2019 and patchy rains this year, water shortages have worsened in Zimbabwe's second biggest city.
In parched southern Africa, coronavirus spurs action on water supply
By Kim Harrisberg and Lungelo Ndlovu. As governments race to drill boreholes and fill up water tankers, residents want solutions that will last long after the pandemic.
Zimbabwe: unsafe water raises COVID-19 risks
Severe water, sanitation crisis undermines pandemic fight.
Victoria Falls recover from drought
Approximately three months after Victoria Falls became a trickle of water and dry stone, it has come back to life and the roar of its mighty cascades can be heard again.
Live coverage: Latest news on coronavirus and water industry
FRIDAY, MAY 29 Invest in hydropower to tackle coronavirus and climate crisis impacts The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined hydropower’s resilience and critical role in delivering clean, reliable and affordable energy, especially in times of crisis.
Zambia suffers water and electricity shortages after long-lasting drought
In the past three years, the water level in Lake Kariba, the world's largest man-made lake by volume, has dropped by six metres, reports The Guardian.
Dry weather increases by two the list of countries in need of external food assistance
FAO report highlights risks posed by locusts in Africa amid stronger output trends in the Near East and Asia.
Suqia signs MoU with Dubai Cares to provide WASH facilities in developing countries
In line with the International Day of Education, the UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) and Dubai Cares, both under the umbrella of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share knowledge and build capacities in support of developing countries facing water scarcity.
Charting a course for sustainable hydropower development in Africa
Senior African government representatives and leaders from the energy sector, financial institutions and civil society gathered in Abidjan to chart a course for the sustainable development of the continent’s hydropower resources.
Zimbabwe says grain stocks running out after drought
More than half the country's population faces food shortages after maize harvests halved last year.
Zimbabwe: African Development Bank Group approves grant for disaster risk management training
The Board of the African Development Fund (ADF) on Wednesday approved a $685,000 grant to strengthen Zimbabwe’s capacity to manage disaster risks, including droughts, floods and tropical cyclones, through the Bank’s Africa Disaster Risk Financing (ADRiFi) programme.
Toxins found in Zimbabwe capital water supply put millions at risk, study finds
The Guardian has had access to an unpublished study that finds 3 million people in Harare are at risk of disease from contaminated reservoir water.
DHL partners with Xylem Watermark for critical aid shipments and humanitarian logistics
Xylem has chosen DHL Global Forwarding as their primary logistics provider for humanitarian relief activities delivered through its corporate social responsibility program, Xylem Watermark.
Drought in southern Africa: EU releases over €22 million in humanitarian aid
The European Commission is mobilising a humanitarian aid package of €22.8 million to help address emergency food needs and support vulnerable people in Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
15 climate disasters of 2019 that cost more than $1 billion
In 2019 extreme weather driven by climate change killed thousands around the world. Christian Aid report identifies 15 events that cost more than $1 billion, with seven events costing more than $10 billion each. USA tops list, with China, India and Japan all close behind.
Zimbabwe’s parched Bulawayo rations to save dwindling water
By Lungelo Ndhlovu. Neighbourhoods are seeing water blackouts of four days as the city tries to keep scarce supplies moving to businesses and industry.