Struggles over carbon in the Zambezi Valley: the case of Kariba REDD in Hurungwe, Zimbabwe

Abstract

Experiments to deal with climate change are presently unfolding in Zimbabwe. The Kariba Carbon REDD Project (KCRP) is one such experiment. In order to explore whether these initiatives are successful in their dual aims of reduced deforestation and poverty, we need to trace backwards and see how such experiments are constructed and presented, and ask who ultimately wins and who loses out. For such experiments come on the back of a long history of related environmental interventions, where questions of equity and disenfranchisement have been raised. These concerns are at the heart of this chapter.