Zimbabwe - 2030

Gender is mentioned throughout Zimbabwe’s Updated NDC. The country already has a gender policy as well as a number of entities that focus on gender, such as the Zimbabwe Gender Commission and the Ministry responsible for Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises. Moreover, a Revised National Gender Policy and Implementation Plan “includes a specific thematic area on gender and climate change and promotes the mainstreaming of gender in environmental and climate change policies and strategies.” Gender mainstreaming is further mentioned as a strategy across all adaptation measures. Women are recognized as a particularly vulnerable sector, particularly in the agricultural workforce, even though they are more thoroughly represented in this context. The NDC likewise highlights the intersection between “gender, disability, poverty and child-headed households” and how this “compounds climate change vulnerabilities and is of importance in relation to the principle of “leaving no one behind.” Gender consideration is also present in other adaptation measures, such as developing and promoting resilient water resources management. Actions in this regard will consider gender differences in water supply and access, recognizing that as women are tasked with collecting water for household needs, they often lack the time and resources for other income-generating activities.