Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association
26 November 2021 On Thursday, the 25th of November 2021, Finance and Economic Development Minister Professor Mthuli Ncube announced the 2022 National Budget. The Minister announced a cocktail of measures to improve mining sector legislation, production, beneficiation, investment, transparency in mobilisation of revenue in the mining sector. In this analysis, …
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Publish What You Pay Zimbabwe Coalition calls on Government to act on Displacements: ‘No to Forced Mining Induced Displacements’
24 November 2021 Over the years there has been significant changes in land use patterns triggered by an increase in land based investments. The footprint of land based and dependent commercial activities such as large scale commercial agriculture, mining and infrastructure development has been growing across the globe and especially …
Read More »Mapping Open Pits in Chiadzwa Mining Area
12 November 2021 Compiled by Shawn Kusena There have been many reports about open pits that have been left by legal and illegal mining activities in the Marange diamond fields. It is no secret that open-cast mining changes geological, hydrological and geotechnical conditions. It influences the existing ecological system and …
Read More »2021 KP PLENARY CSC CLOSING SPEECH
2021 KP PLENARY, NOVEMBER 12TH 2021 Chair of KP, Vice Chair Dear Participants and observers On behalf of the KP CSC, I would like to thank the Russian Federation for hosting the hybrid 2021 KP Plenary meeting and the ASM for logistical support to all participants and observers. We are …
Read More »Land degradation: Is Zimbabwe failing to ‘adequately’ protect her children?
12 November 2021 Zimbabwe is a State Party to key international human rights instruments such as the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child which protect the rights of children to a healthy and sustainable environment. The country’s …
Read More »When my Aspirations come to Life…The role of business in environmental and climate justice
Compiled by Kudzaiishe Seti 28 October 2021 Adoption of Environmental Social Governance for greater accountability by businesses in Zimbabwe When my aspirations come to life, I hope to see businesses becoming responsible to safeguard the environment and act on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Zimbabwean businesses have for long been …
Read More »Civil Society opens 2021 Kimberley Process Plenary with a reality check for a forum that needs to act more on developments in member countries
Today, Monday the 8th of November 2021, the Kimberley Process Civil Society Coalition (KP CSC) opened the hybrid KP Plenary meeting in Moscow with a reality check. They presented observations from their grassroots work with communities impacted by diamond mining as well as from remote monitoring in various countries. “We’ll be holding up these …
Read More »Towards sustainable and climate-resilient rural communities in Zimbabwe anchored on youth inclusion.
Compiled by Siphethile Moyo-(Winner-When my aspirations come to life) 28 October 2021 Introduction Most rural communities in Zimbabwe are severely affected by the impacts of climate change which include heat waves (with evidence of around 0.4°C average temperature increases) and rainfall variability as shown by increasing frequency and severity of …
Read More »CSO Reflection on the government’s COP26 position paper
WE the Civil Society in Zimbabwe under the flagship of the Zimbabwe Climate Change Working Group, Climate Action Network Zimbabwe, and ACCESS Coalition having gathered on the 20th of October 2021 at Bronte Hotel in Harare Zimbabwe. RECOGNISE the national country position for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate …
Read More »Citizens’ 2022 Budget
15 October 2021 Introduction The National Budget consultation season is upon us again. The Finance and Economic Development Committee and the Expanded Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Committee have been conducting public consultations from the 11th to the 15th of October to solicit views from citizens on the 2022 National Budget. …
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