Zambian President Hichilema opened the Chisamba Solar Plant to help mitigate load-shedding. The 100 Mega Watts of solar energy, the largest in Sub Saharan Africa, outside South Africa !!! The project cost is estimated at US $100 million, financed through a 70% loan led by Stanbic Bank Zambia and 30% equity from ZESCO and its subsidiary. Construction…
by UNDP Zimbabwe Southern Zimbabwe has long been a frontline region in the battle against climate change. Prolonged droughts, erratic rainfall patterns, and rising temperatures have left smallholder farmers, who form the backbone of the rural economy, vulnerable. In response, the Government of Zimbabwe, supported by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and United Nations Development…
Climate change conversations are gaining momentum in most Africa communities, from extreme weather events to rising food insecurity cases but not everyone is included despite, how much the gospel of inclusion and climate justice is being preached. The discussions often overlook one critical demographic, the (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transsexual, Intersexual) LGBTQI community, a group which is…
Climate change is increasingly disrupting education systems worldwide, and school children in Zimbabwe are among those bearing the brunt of a crisis they did not create. Extreme weather events such as prolonged droughts, heatwaves and flooding are not only damaging school infrastructure but also widening inequalities in access to education, as funding gaps continue to…
