CLIMATE change has contributed to Zimbabwe's economic woes due to the
increased frequency of floods, droughts and violent storms which have
resulted in massive financial losses in the agricultural sector.
Speaking at a report back meeting on the 20th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Harare, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Misheck Sibanda, said climate change had affected the country's economic growth.
Sibanda said this in a speech read on his behalf by senior secretary in the office of the President and Cabinet, Stuart Comberbach.
He highlighted that the vagaries of extreme weather conditions had resulted in infrastructure damages, while human and animal loses had been observed. There had been extreme flooding in Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Midlands, Harare, Masvingo and Manicaland during the rain season, he said.
The incessant rains also affected this year's maize output, with analysts projecting a crop of between 700 000 and 800 000 tonnes down from 1,4 million tonnes the previous year. The country will therefore need to import over one million tonnes of maize.
We cannot deny it, large carbon emmiting countries are surely killing figuratively and literally because hunger is a serious problem. A serious solution is UPing the green is sure the only way. Green consciousness should be promoted every where because it sure is no laughing matter.
Speaking at a report back meeting on the 20th Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Harare, chief secretary to the President and Cabinet, Misheck Sibanda, said climate change had affected the country's economic growth.
Sibanda said this in a speech read on his behalf by senior secretary in the office of the President and Cabinet, Stuart Comberbach.
He highlighted that the vagaries of extreme weather conditions had resulted in infrastructure damages, while human and animal loses had been observed. There had been extreme flooding in Mashonaland West, Mashonaland Central, Mashonaland East, Midlands, Harare, Masvingo and Manicaland during the rain season, he said.
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The incessant rains also affected this year's maize output, with analysts projecting a crop of between 700 000 and 800 000 tonnes down from 1,4 million tonnes the previous year. The country will therefore need to import over one million tonnes of maize.
We cannot deny it, large carbon emmiting countries are surely killing figuratively and literally because hunger is a serious problem. A serious solution is UPing the green is sure the only way. Green consciousness should be promoted every where because it sure is no laughing matter.
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