ACCORD, in partnership with the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security team at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT and the Southern African Partnership for the Prevention of Conflict (SAPPC) convened a workshop in Harare, Zimbabwe on 27 & 28 May, 2024. The two-day workshop titled ‘Towards a Common Vision on Climate, Peace, Security and Migration in Zimbabwe’, brought together civil society, government ministries, international organisations and academia to build a shared understanding of the peace and security risks that emerge as a result of climate change. Some of the risks associated with climate change include displacement and migration, amongst other sources of instability, which are a threat to peace and stability in Zimbabwe. The workshop hoped to create a common understanding on how to align responses in Zimbabwe to humanitarian, development and peace issues that arise as a result of climate change. A common vision on climate, peace, security and migration can be the foundation for a more coordinated and collaborative approach to addressing issues relating to climate change.
The workshop presentations included contributions from members of civil society, such as Ms Mary Mhaka, the Director and Founder of Chipinge Rural Livelihood and Women Empowerment; Dr Leocardia Shayamunda, the Project Coordinator for the Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in the Archdiocese of Harare; and Mr Isaac Mumpande, the Humanitarian Programme and Policy manager at ActionAid Zimbabwe. ACCORD’s Cedric De Coning presented, and facilitated several sessions, while other partners, such as Mr Nqobile Moyo, the Regional Coordinator of SAPPC and Mr Joram Tarusarira, a Senior Research Associate at Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT also gave presentations during the two-day workshop.
ACCORD will continue to engage in issues relating to climate change and how it affects issues of peace and security in Africa.
