This communication strategy is built upon Zimbabwe’s National Climate Policy, National Climate Change Response Strategy and the Nationally Determined Contributions. The communication strategy is developed on the premise that limited knowledge and understanding of climate change issues by key stakeholders has affected the successful inclusion of climate change in the country’s development frameworks and government engagement with citizens throughout the national adaptation process. It, therefore, seeks to provide for strategic climate change communication in order to increase the level of awareness and understanding of climate change issues among key stakeholders. The communication strategy focuses on five thematic areas, namely:
- General knowledge on climate change - What are the causes of climate change, linkages with other sectors and how can one play a role in climate change mitigation?
- Adaptation - What are the adaptation options available in various sectors and the key actions by the government to enhance adaptive capacity?
- Climate change research - What are the key areas that need research and how do we disseminate research that has already be done or ongoing?
- Gender and climate change - How do we address the gender gap in climate adaptation, climate resilience related support?
- Financing - What are the climate change finance options available and what are the implications of not financing climate change adaptation?
