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Herald Reporter
Zimbabwe will continue to support women to ensure sustainability of green waste and energy management to respond to climate change and promote the identity of the products that are locally produced .
This emerged at a Green Expo in Harare, which is held annually by key players to debate issues to do with the environment and is a platform to learn, share experiences and promote innovative approaches to climate change.
The expo allows African countries and the global community to continue strengthening bilateral relations to proffer sustainable solutions to climate change.
Speaking during the Africa Green, Waste and Energy Expo in Harare, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprises Development, Mr Moses Mhike said the ministry wanted to set up a board which would represent women on various issues pertaining their empowerment.
‘We have an organisation of women into mining, agriculture, engineering and other issues. It is good to start a thing but sustainability may be difficult. As Government, we are there to support you .
“Those things which we think are waste are actually useful. You are showcasing good products. These things are critical because they sustain families,” he said.
He applauded women for working hard to sustain families adding that this would also reduce chances of gender based violence.
Zesa general manager Engineer Gift Ndhlovu said the organisation was ensuring inclusivity where men and women were included in the climate action.
“As Zesa, we also have a vision of not leaving anyone behind so we talk about fairness and justice for all communities . Universal access and affordability are also issues which we look at and focus on to achieve zero emission of carbon.”
Zimbabwe Sunshine Group executive director Mr Ronny Mbaisa said there was need to gradually reduce carbon emissions by cutting the use of fossil fuels.
“On coal, as a nation our position is that we are not going to stop but we are going to reduce gradually. As we will be reducing, there is a need for financial support,” he said
Chief director for gender policy planning and programme management Mrs Lillian Matsika Takaendisa indicated that the participation of women was important to allow them to discuss issues that affected them.
“As stakeholders, we discuss issues of climate change among ourselves. We want to speak on behalf of the people but the people have their own voices. It is important that whenever we have discussions, we bring them to discuss issues which women are really facing.”
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