Zimbabwe

Monitoring and reporting tools for adaptation measures:

With the Assistance of the UNFCCC Focal Point in Zimbabwe (Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate), The Government's Results Based Management system, which is coordinated by the Office of the President and Cabinet, will be used as the principal monitoring and execution framework for the adaptation component of Zimbabwe's NDC together with other internationally agreed and relevant guidelines.

• The existing NDC National Steering Committee will continue working closely with the Climate Change Management Department in facilitating the accounting and monitoring of the NDC.
• International best practice guidelines for developing adaptation plans and (I)NDCs such as Guidelines for Developing Countries produced by the African Negotiators, guiding documents from the UNFCCC, UNDP or UNEP, as well as relevant documents from think-tanks such as the World Resource Institute will also be considered.
• The Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessments facilitated by the Zimbabwe Vulnerability Assessment Committee (ZIMVAC) advances the assessment of the countries' vulnerabilities.
• Performance matrices from the Climate Change Response Strategy will be used.
• The Drought Mitigation Strategy will provide guidance for monitoring progress toward alleviating impacts from droughts.
• ZIMSTAT Surveys, e.g., crop & livestock surveys will also be used.
• The CAADP and ZAIP monitoring frameworks will also be considered.
• The Disaster Risk Management Bill.
• Academic research for Regional Climate Modeling, will build on climate scenarios and IPCC reports and guidelines.
• Indicators for adaptation measures: Number of people vulnerable to climate change impacts; Access to water; Water Stress Levels; Level of awareness; Livestock productivity; Proportion of population undernourished, Inventory of adopted climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, levels of project yields to 2030 as planned interventions are rolled out and n° of hectares with drought resistant crops under cultivation; Various indices for the nation's resilience to climate change

Reporting

• National Communications to the UNFCCC:
• Following any reporting standards for NDCs to establish under the new global climate agreement at COP21 or subsequent COPs.
• Internal food and nutrition security reports for the cabinet under the National Early Warning Unit as well as the ZimVAC reports up to 2030.
• Crop yield assessments by the Ministry of Agriculture, Mechanisation and Irrigation Development.

Overall implementation: The Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate, as the National Focal Point on Climate Change, is mandated to guide the nation's compliance in all multilateral environmental agreements, including NDC. On NDCs, the Ministry works in constant liaison with the Office of President and Cabinet. Other relevant Ministries and key stakeholders are involved to ensure implementation and alignment with the various sectoral plans and the broader national vision. As Zimbabwe strives to mainstream climate change in all socio-economic sectors, the proposed mitigation options will be implemented in line with the country's national plans and programmes.