According to ActionAid Zimbabwe, unauthorised activities have compromised the functionality of wetlands, leaving communities vulnerable to climate change. A LOCAL non-governmental organisation, ...

Over one billion people live in these settlements, and two billion lack ... Solutions include constructing wetlands, biofiltration and rainwater gardens, and implementing novel planning and ...

Since then they have been living in a wetland area in dire circumstances. More than 400 families were relocated in 2012 from an informal settlement near Dutywa, Eastern Cape, to make way for their ...

In recent years, the importance of wetlands for the economy and for human settlements has also been highlighted, Mihov said. In light of climate change, wetlands provide ecosystem services that ...