When disasters destroy more than homes: Women carry the climate burden in Zimbabwe

BY the time the floods come or the drought tightens its grip, women in Zimbabwe already know what it means to survive with little.

Climate disasters have turned that struggle into a daily emergency, especially for women in rural communities who depend on land, water and farming to feed their families.

From Chimanimani and Chipinge in Manicaland province, to Binga in Matabeleland North, Mwenezi and Chiredzi in Masvingo and parts of the Midlands, climate change has left a clear footprint: washed-away homes, empty granaries, broken livelihoods and women carrying the heaviest load.

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