Not only is the agricultural sector highly vulnerable to climate change, is it also one of the sectors most distorted and heavily influenced by a wide range of local, regional, national and international trade policies. The increased stress to the system brought about by climate change makes reform in global agricultural policies arguably even more important.

A billion people could be forced from their homes by 2050; 250 million of them permanently displaced by the effects of climate change. Without urgent action global warming will exacerbate the conflicts, natural disasters and development projects that drive displacement and the problem will spiral out of control. Current international mechanisms to address displacement are feeble, disorganised and under-funded.A report from Christian Aid argues that forced
migration is the most urgent threat facing poor people in developing countries.
The world currently has around 163 million

This discussion paper is based on micro-level analysis of adaptation that focuses on tactical decisions farmers make in response to seasonal variations in climatic, economic, and other factors in Southern Africa.  The document is based on a cross-section database of three countries: South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The data used in this study was collected as part of the Global Environment Facility/World Bank Climate Change and African Agriculture Project.  The key findings from this study include:

Whether people can adapt, and for how long, depends on the resources available. Africa is the region most vulnerable to the negative impacts of climate change and atthe same time has low adaptive capacity. But the people, particularly at the local level, are making efforts to adjust to the changes they observe. The CBAA project, which is the subject of this case study, focuses on the second strategy - adaptation - with the focus on adaptation efforts led by communities affected by climate impacts in Goromonzidistrict , Munyawiri ward, Zimbabwe.

This report evaluate the state of preparedness for climate change adaptation in southern Africa. It is aimed at supporting the demands of state and non-state southern African actors for climate change adaptation finance and the efficient administration of such funds. The report details the findings of a desk study evaluating the state of knowledge on climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe currently has no specific policy responseto climate change.

Despite the existence of the Environment Management Act of 2002, Zimbabwe neither has a climate change policy, climate change strategy nor national adaptation strategy. Instead, there is an array of uncoordinated programmes and activities, and pieces of legislation on climate change. With reference to the later, there are several pieces of legislation that directly and indirectly bears on climate change. In combination, the legislation and policies constitute what canbe best described as Zimbabwe’s intended national policy on climate change.

This economy profile presents the Doing Business indicators for Indonesia. In a series of annual reports, Doing Business presents quantitative indicators on business regulations and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 189 economies, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, over time.

The data set covers 47 economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, 32 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 25 in East Asia and the Pacific, 25 in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 20 in the Middle East and North Africa and 8 in South Asia, as well as 32 OECD high-income economies.