UNDP helps countries strengthen their capacity to address energy and environment challenges at global, national and community levels by seeking out and sharing best practices, providing innovative policy advice and linking partners through programmes that help poor people build sustainable livelihoods.

 In Zimbabwe about 70% of the population lives in rural areas where they exploit natural resources including water bodies for food, fuel and other basic needs. Such exploitation leads to environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and contribute to global climate change.

UNDP's work on Energy and Environment is focused on six priority areas:
- Frameworks and strategies for sustainable development
- Effective water governance
- Access to sustainable energy services
- Sustainable land management to combat desertification and land degradation
- Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity
- National/sectoral policy and planning to control emissions of ODS and POPs

National Priorities
The national priority focuses on reduction of extreme poverty through improved agricultural production and productivity, food and nutrition security at household levels, increased environmental awareness and sustainable use and management of natural resources and improved rural livelihoods.
The issues of environmental degradation, lack of access to clean and affordable energy services, global climate change, loss of biodiversity and ozone layer depletion cannot be addressed by Zimbabwe alone. UNDP is working with Government of Zimbabwe and other partners to address these issues.
The UNDP Zimbabwe country office is strongly involved in the energy, environment, land and water sectors

Facts and Figures

• Temperatures in Zimbabwe will warm by 2°C by 2030 and 3.5°C by 2070

• Rainfall patterns in Zimbabwe  are likely to decline by 10 - 20 % by 2050

• Africa accounts for only 3.8% of the worlds carbon emissions.

• Annual surface temperatures in Zimbabwe set to increase by 0.04°C every decade.

• Frequency of annual warm days in Zimbabwe to increase by 1.9°C per decade.

• Frequency of annual cold days in Zimbabwe to increase by 1.1°C per decade

Environment and Energy Projects
Coping with Drought and Climate Change

Related Documents

• Emergency Support for Land Reform and Agriculcture Development in Zimbabwe
• Capacity Needs Assessment for Disaster Risk Management in SADC Region
• Earthquake Assessmet Report - Chipinge
• Interim Mission Report 2002
• Land Reform and Agriculctural Development in Zimbabwe - Midlands Report 2003
• Mission Report on Land Reform Programme in Zimbabwe - 2000
• Public Awareness Campaigns in Flood Prone Areas in Zimbabwe