adminenvironment,” brought together weather experts, academics, NGOs, government and other community-based organisations to discuss a wide range of issues on climate change.
The symposium also attracted participants from the Sadc region to discuss various strategies to strengthen the fight against global warming.
In his opening remarks, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Infrastructural Development Principal Director Mr Valentine Sinemani said it was important for weather experts to take steps to raise awareness on climate change related issues.
“We need to generate our own seed of understanding as Zimbabweans.
“There is a pool of global information which needs to be interpreted to fit our own context and environment,” he said.
“This is a new environment of opportunity and we need to search for the truth ourselves.
“Let us deliberately engage through collaboration and coordination so that we are better prepared and ready to serve and save the lives of the people.”
Experts at the symposium discussed the possible impact and risks of climate change on the economy as well as on livelihoods of the poor.
Some key topics that were discussed at the symposium included climate science, climate variability and change climate prediction and indigenous knowledge systems as well as the social and environmental impact of global warming.
Experts made a number of presentations on climate change related research studies.
This was the country’s first scientific symposium directed to explaining the natural driving forces that cause natural climate change.
It was also convened to share new understanding of the natural driving forces of climate change and enable a reasonable prediction of future climate trends.
Online Reporter