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Down turn the Heat…..
Current and Near impacts Vs. Long-run and Large-scale impacts. A case of Marwendo community
in Zimbabwe
By Current Masunungure15 May 2015
Local context
• Subsistence farming plays a crucial role in the rural livelihoods of communal people in the the Marwendo village.
• In the face of climate change, rural households in the village are facing
challenges in meeting their daily food requirements
• Thus the need to practice or adopt smart agriculture, conservation
agriculture, diversification of livelihoods in the face of climate change
Current and near Impacts
Poor yields
Crop failures
Increased dependency on NR
Death of livestock
Long run large-scale impacts
Large scale degradation
Severe water scarcity
Severe droughts
Mitigating impacts
Diversification of livelihoods
Conservation farming
Investing in smart agriculture-huge financial capital
required makes this a mountain to climb. However with the
assistance of international
organizations this can be an area with huge
potential
Need for the community
to join hands with regional
global partners
Low carbon energy reserves????
Solar energy reserve access looks to be more viable option
These can be installed at household level, schools, clinics and other public places
High initial costs associated with solar energy-needs to be addressed
Future low-carbon sources????
This is another possible source,
however the initial start up cost can be a major set back…
References
• http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/05/nothing-to-show-for-hard-work-but-burnt-fields-of-maize/ (Accessed 15/05/15)
• http://practicalaction.org/blog/category/where-we-work/zimbabwe/(Accessed 15/05/15)
• http://www.alphabetics.info/international/tag/africa/page/2/ (Accessed 15/05/15)