Children have been identified as among the population groups that are most exposed to the systemic shocks of climate change. This chapter contributes to the discussion on climate-related impacts on children, with a focus on the agricultural sector. The chapter explores the key conduits through which climate change impacts child labour in Zimbabwe. It draws on a review of primary and secondary sources available in both grey and academic formats. The review shows that climate change in agrarian Zimbabwe substantially worsens poverty through unpredictable weather patterns, leading to crop failures, food insecurity, and increased vulnerability. Climate change also induces changes in livelihoods and agricultural productivity and destroys basic services and infrastructure. These challenges leave peasant households exploring various survival strategies, including tapping into child labour for survival. The findings also show that Zimbabwe does not have comprehensive policies for monitoring child labour, particularly in agriculture. It highlights the urgent need to address child labour in agriculture as part of the human rights campaign in Zimbabwe. This requires ensuring that climate action is structured to reduce child labour and that response strategies do not have unintended negative consequences for children.

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The Climate Change: Child Labour Nexus Among Peasant Households in Zimbabwe: Impact and Implications

  • Emmanuel Ndhlovu,
  • Clement Chipenda

摘要

Children have been identified as among the population groups that are most exposed to the systemic shocks of climate change. This chapter contributes to the discussion on climate-related impacts on children, with a focus on the agricultural sector. The chapter explores the key conduits through which climate change impacts child labour in Zimbabwe. It draws on a review of primary and secondary sources available in both grey and academic formats. The review shows that climate change in agrarian Zimbabwe substantially worsens poverty through unpredictable weather patterns, leading to crop failures, food insecurity, and increased vulnerability. Climate change also induces changes in livelihoods and agricultural productivity and destroys basic services and infrastructure. These challenges leave peasant households exploring various survival strategies, including tapping into child labour for survival. The findings also show that Zimbabwe does not have comprehensive policies for monitoring child labour, particularly in agriculture. It highlights the urgent need to address child labour in agriculture as part of the human rights campaign in Zimbabwe. This requires ensuring that climate action is structured to reduce child labour and that response strategies do not have unintended negative consequences for children.