LINCZ Learning and Research Hub
Welcome to the LINCZ Learning and Research Hub! This dynamic platform is dedicated to sharing LINCZ project learnings, following ongoing research, and connecting with like minds as we work toward practical solutions and community-driven impact. We invite you to join us in conversation, in sharing knowledge, and in exploring solutions together.
3 Districts in Zimbabwe (Binga, Gwanda, Mwenezi)
Bringing Change to 180,000 People
15 Million Dollars in Funding from Global Affairs Canada
Research Making a Difference
Dedicated researchers from Canadian Mennonite University in Canada, the National University of Science and Technology, and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility at Bindura University of Science Education in Zimbabwe will collaborate with staff from community-based partners to engage with local communities in research.
Together, we will undertake research to document challenges in communities due to climate change and efforts to adapt and build resilience.
What's Happening
News Releases & Stories
Farmers helping farmers in Zimbabwe (MCC)
Tshwaliteng Dube and Christopher Magwala are longtime family friends. Their homesteads in the Gwanda district of Zimbabwe neighbor each other, and their children are even married, making them in-laws as well. They've lived and farmed beside each other longer than they can remember.
They're also lead farmers in a project called Locally-Led Indigenous Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe (or LINCZ), which is a multiyear MCC project funded by Global Affairs Canada.
CMU and MCC Canada launch website in support of climate change research in Zimbabwe
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) and Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada, with funding from Global Affairs Canada, are excited to announce the launch a new learning and research hub website, lincz.ca.
Mennonite Central Committee, Canadian Mennonite University collaborate on $15M Climate Change Adaptation Project in Zimbabwe, funded by the Government of Canada
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is pleased to collaborate with Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada in a new project, Locally-Led Indigenous Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe (LINCZ).
This project is made possible with the support of Global Affairs Canada, which has allocated up to $15 million to MCC. This initiative will include funding to CMU to collaborate with Zimbabwean academic and development organizations involved in the project.
Latest Blog Posts
Gazing Into the Mirror of Climate Adaptation: An RA's Reflections from the LINCZ Project in Zimbabwe
I'll never forget that first set of interview videos I received from Prof. Arnold.
Researching climate change adaptation governance: a journey into rural Zimbabwe
Introduction
As part of the LINCZ project, I spent a month in Zimbabwe talking with people about how their communities are adapting to climate change in their daily lives, and how they collaborate among the actors and organizations involved at the ward, village, and district levels.
Wetland Sampling in Zimbabwe: Photo Essay
What makes a wetland a wetland? Tales flowing through the lens in Zimbabwe
Water is often seen as the source of life, and some cultures even say that water is life. This isn't by chance—our bodies, like all living things on Earth, are filled with water. Life exists here because we have liquid water, and without it, life can barely survive.
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