National dam levels now stand at just over 48 percent, which represents a 1.40 percentage decline from last week.
Statistics from the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate show that dam storage levels decreased from 49.3 percent as at the 11th of August to 48.34 percent as at August 18.
In a statement, the Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri said the most critical water stressed areas in the provinces are mainly centers that rely on groundwater where there was a decrease in water levels as well as drying of boreholes.
She said “the water levels in our dams is decreasing rapidly and it’s very worrying. As government we are very concerned especially for the people in the Low Veld where the situation is slowly becoming critical.
“But we will find ways to make sure that the situation remains calm,” she said.
“We are also hoping that the little water that we have will take us to the rain season so that but we are working flat out to make sure no one is affected,” Muchinguri-Kashiri added.
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe through the Ministry of Environment, Water and Climate Change has started mobilizing local and international finance to lessen the burden of climate change in various communities.
Director climate change, Mr. Washington Zhakata revealed that the country anticipates to mobilize US$33 million for resilience and has managed to secure US$2 million to date from the Green Fund.
