...Emmanuel Manzungu; Helen Makanha Purpose Climate-driven agricultural risks in Zimbabwe, particularly droughts, high dependence on rainfed production and low adaptive capacity, limit the agriculture sector from fully contributing to socio-economic development. The objective of the study...

... of a set of predefined pre-positioning scenarios. The authors implemented the model using a case study of a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe. Findings – The authors are able to show the impact of MTBD on determining the pre-positioning strategy. In addition, the authors also capture the trade-off...

...), and for periods of time ranging from weeks to decades. In Zimbabwe drought is increasingly becoming an annual phenomenon, with varying parts of the country being affected. The purpose of this paper is to analyse the spatial variations in the seasonal occurrences of drought in Zimbabwe over a period of five years...

...Bright Chisadza; Michael J. Tumbare; Washington R. Nyabeze; Innocent Nhapi Purpose – This research paper is informed by a study to assess performance of local knowledge drought forecasts (LKDFs) in the Mzingwane catchment which is located in the Limpopo River Basin in Zimbabwe. The purpose...

...S. Bernard Manyena Purpose Building disaster‐resilient communities is one of the strategies of reducing the impact of disasters in marginalised communities. In Zimbabwe, the role of Rural District Councils (RDCs) as facilitating agencies in the realisation of this agenda cannot be overemphasised...