The Smallholder Agriculture Cluster Project hosted a policy workshop for stakeholders on Agricultural Water management solutions in Zimbabwe. The workshop was attended by participants that included the Department of Irrigation, Zimababwe National Water Authority (ZINWA) Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (RIDA), the Agriculture Rural Development Agency (ARDA) and the Smallholder Irrigation Revitalisation Programme (SIRP)
The workshop was facilitated by an IFAD consultant, Dr Victor Kongo
Zimbabwe remains one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change in the southern Africa region, largely due to high dependency on rain-fed agriculture and natural resources as well as climate-sensitive livelihoods. Climate shocks in the country have produced immense and observable impacts, and now such shocks, particularly droughts have intensified, becoming more frequent, severe, and widespread. These shocks have affected the livelihoods of already vulnerable and poor communities in the country.
