Ellen Chigwanda, Project Manager for CARE International Zimbabwe and 2016 Echidna Global Scholar discusses her research on climate change impacts on girls’ education in Zimbabwe. She describes the ways in which educational outcomes for local girls are threatened by severe climate change such as drought which is increasingly causing ripple effects related to food insecurity, water scarcity, and family livelihood issues. Chigwanda stresses the importance of building climate resilience through school infrastructure including sustainable water solutions that allow mutual benefits experienced by the school, students, and local community.
