Accelerating climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin through digital innovations

The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) in southern Africa connects eight riparian countries—Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The population there mostly reside rurally, and over 80 percent of agriculture is attributed to smallholder farmers facing the brunt of th...

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Main Authors: Matchaya, Greenwell C., Mukuyu, Patience, Rajapakse, Nilu
Format: Blog Post
Language:Inglés
Published: International Water Management Institute 2023
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139265
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description The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) in southern Africa connects eight riparian countries—Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The population there mostly reside rurally, and over 80 percent of agriculture is attributed to smallholder farmers facing the brunt of the climate crisis. Digital technologies can facilitate and enhance climate adaptation and resilience, but their potential in ZRB is unassessed and the use relatively low. Under the Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change (PIDACC) program for the Zambezi, the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and partners — Centre for Agriculture and Food Policy (CAFP), Zimbabwe and Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI), Zambia, undertook feasibility studies to mainstream climate-smart digital agricultural technologies into climate adaptation programs within the ZRB. The CGIAR initiative on Digital Innovation will build on the outcomes of this work to enhance digital inclusivity by providing a digital technologies solutions and services suite which is accessible, useful, desirable, and also socially inclusive.
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spelling CGSpace1392652025-05-20T08:46:38Z Accelerating climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin through digital innovations Matchaya, Greenwell C. Mukuyu, Patience Rajapakse, Nilu climate change climate change adaptation innovation smallholders zambezi river The Zambezi River Basin (ZRB) in southern Africa connects eight riparian countries—Angola, Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The population there mostly reside rurally, and over 80 percent of agriculture is attributed to smallholder farmers facing the brunt of the climate crisis. Digital technologies can facilitate and enhance climate adaptation and resilience, but their potential in ZRB is unassessed and the use relatively low. Under the Integrated Development and Adaptation to Climate Change (PIDACC) program for the Zambezi, the African Development Bank (AfDB), in partnership with the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and partners — Centre for Agriculture and Food Policy (CAFP), Zimbabwe and Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI), Zambia, undertook feasibility studies to mainstream climate-smart digital agricultural technologies into climate adaptation programs within the ZRB. The CGIAR initiative on Digital Innovation will build on the outcomes of this work to enhance digital inclusivity by providing a digital technologies solutions and services suite which is accessible, useful, desirable, and also socially inclusive. 2023-04-21 2024-02-12T22:11:02Z 2024-02-12T22:11:02Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/139265 en Open Access International Water Management Institute Matchaya, Greenwell C.; Mukuyu, Patience; and Rajapakse, Nilu. 2023. Accelerating climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin through digital innovations. IWMI Blog Post. First published online April 21, 2023. https://www.iwmi.org/blogs/accelerating-climate-adaptation-in-the-zambezi-river-basin-through-digital-innovations/
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Accelerating climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin through digital innovations
title Accelerating climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin through digital innovations
title_full Accelerating climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin through digital innovations
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title_full_unstemmed Accelerating climate adaptation in the Zambezi River Basin through digital innovations
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zambezi river
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