Carbon Credits, Rural Gains: Zimbabwe’s New Path to Ending Poverty

As the urgency of the global climate crisis intensifies, carbon credits are emerging as one of the most promising market-driven solutions to climate change. However, behind every carbon credit lies a rural community, often in the Global South, where poverty is deeply entrenched. These communities not only provide a conducive environment for implementing carbon projects …

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Why the unveiling of the Rural Multidimensional Poverty Index is a noteworthy achievement?   

Poverty experts, policymakers and the general public have unanimously acknowledged the significance of measuring poverty as it sheds light on who the poor are, how many they are, where they live and what their deprivations are,  as shared here and here. They have not reached a consensus, however, on how to measure poverty. For this …

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What is the state of poverty in Zimbabwe?

In past months, I have heard conversations about poverty in my beloved country, Zimbabwe. Based on these conversations, sentiments are that poverty in the country is worsening and is now more pronounced in urban than rural areas. Rather than reviewing the latest Zimbabwe poverty report as promised here, this blog sheds light on the level, …

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