The digital artifact (resource) is designed to engage and inform the general public in my community and my country at large. It seeks to convey a clear massage that climate change is indeed now being felt at local level and devastating unanticipated future risks will be felt at communal level. The community needs therefore to join hands with the regional and global partners in order to mitigate the impacts of climate change. Practices such as conservation farming, smart agriculture needs to be adopted by each and every member in the community. There is also a greater need to diversify livelihoods.

1. Down turn the Heat…..
By Current Masunungure
15 May 2015

2. Local context
• Subsistence farming plays a crucial role
in the rural livelihoods of communal
people in the the Marwendo village.
• In the face of climate change, rural
households in the village are facing
challenges in meeting their daily food
requirements
• Thus the need to practice or adopt
smart agriculture, conservation
agriculture, diversification of livelihoods
in the face of climate change

3. Current and near
Impacts
Poor yields
Crop failuresIncreaseddependencyonNR
Deathoflivestock

4. Long run large-scale impacts
Large scale degradation
Severe water scarcity
Severe droughts

5. Mitigating impacts
Diversification of livelihoods
Conservation
farming
Investing in smart
agriculture-huge
financial capital
required makes this a
mountain to climb.
However with the
assistance of
international
organizations this can
be an area with huge
potential
Need for the
community
to join hands
with regional
global
partners

6. Low carbon energy reserves????
Solar energy reserve
access looks to be more
viable option
These can be installed
at household level,
schools, clinics and
other public places
High initial costs
associated with solar
energy-needs to be
addressed

7. Future low-carbon sources????
This is another
possible source,
however the initial
start up cost can
be a major set
back…

8. References
• http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/05/nothing-to-
show-for-hard-work-but-burnt-fields-of-
maize/ (Accessed 15/05/15)
• http://practicalaction.org/blog/category/wher
e-we-work/zimbabwe/(Accessed 15/05/15)
• http://www.alphabetics.info/international/tag
/africa/page/2/ (Accessed 15/05/15)