Reports

by Marcus Tawona Residents of Dangamvura high density suburb will have to go another festive season holiday without water after the local authority failed to meet its August deadline to connect water to one of the city`s…

A. Situation analysis Description of the emergency Zimbabwe is experiencing chronic food insecurity. Based on the 2013 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) produced in May 2013, the 2013/2014 consumption year was projected to see 2.2 million people (25…

Context Zimbabwe remains a high priority country for the UK Government. Throughout the 1980s and into the 1990s Zimbabwe made strong progress in the areas covered by the United Nations (UN) Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), a set…

by Regerai Tututuku The water hyacinth weed is threatening both aquatic and human life in the largest inland dam Lake Mutirikwi. Over 30 percent of the lake is submerged by the plant. The dam is currently less than…

Author: Madalitso Mwando HARARE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Zimbabwe’s national water authority has tripled the price it charges private water sales firms for extracting groundwater in an effort to protect the fast-depleting resource. Read the full story…

Harare is home to 2.2 million people – 47% of Zimbabwe’s urban population. With high levels of poverty and unemployment, households are increasingly vulnerable to food insecurity. With the aim of contributing to the understanding of…

A. Situation analysis Description of the Emergency Zimbabwe is experiencing chronic food insecurity. Based on the 2013 Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) produced in May 2013, the 2013/2014 consumption year was projected to see 2.2 million people (25…

The Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) was conducted over the period from February until June 2014 with the aim of obtaining a better understanding of the situation, needs, risks, capacities and vulnerabilities of asylum seekers and refugees…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster Zimbabwe was affected by floods, landslides and hailstorms in January and early February 2014, affecting approximately 20,000 people. Hailstorms and unprecedented widespread flooding occurred in most low lying areas of Zimbabwe…

WASHINGTON DC—Relief agencies say farmers in some parts of Zimbabwe, under various food security programs funded by the United States International Aid for Development (USAID), have made giant strides in transforming agricultural production in the country. In…