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Towards ‘Leaving No One Behind’: A Case Study of Climate Change Adaptation in Mutoko District, Zimbabwe

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  • Shingirai Stanley Mugambiwa

    (University of Limpopo, South Africa)

  • Happy Mathew Tirivangasi

    (University of Limpopo, South Africa)

  • Makhura Benjamin Rapanyane

    (University of Limpopo, South Africa)

Abstract

This study assesses climate change adaptation strategies employed by community members in Mutoko district of Zimbabwe. Adaptation strategies to climate change are responses to actual or expected climatic stimuli which are meant to moderate harm or exploit associated beneficial opportunities. Rural communities are prone to suffer more from the effects of climate change because they largely depend on natural resources and a subsistence economy for their survival. Hence, knowledge of climate change effects and adaptation strategies will ensure the realization of agenda 2063 and Sustainable Development Goals. Agenda 2063 focuses on, among other things, African development of modern agriculture for increased production and value addition to farmers and national prosperity as well as Africa’s collective food security. This case study explores climate change knowledge and adaptation practices by communities in the Mutoko district. A qualitative research methodology and an exploratory design are employed to gather data. The study discovers that there are numerous strategies employed by community members to adapt to the effects of climate change.

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  • Shingirai Stanley Mugambiwa & Happy Mathew Tirivangasi & Makhura Benjamin Rapanyane, 2022. "Towards ‘Leaving No One Behind’: A Case Study of Climate Change Adaptation in Mutoko District, Zimbabwe," Eurasian Journal of Social Sciences, Eurasian Publications, vol. 10(2), pages 131-142.
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