Climate change in Zimbabwe

Tendai Machinuura operates a fishing company on Lake Kariba in northern Zimbabwe and makes his living from the direct sales of fish. Zimbabwe is experiencing a cash crisis and high unemployment. Michnuura says it is hard to find customers to buy the fish not to mention that fishing for them is also more difficult. Populations of fish in Lake Kariba have been reduced due to overfishing and receding lake levels.

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Tendai Machinuura operates a fishing company on Lake Kariba in northern Zimbabwe and makes his living from the direct sales of fish. Zimbabwe is experiencing a cash crisis and high unemployment. Michnuura says it is hard to find customers to buy the fish not to mention that fishing for them is also more difficult. Populations of fish in Lake Kariba have been reduced due to overfishing and receding lake levels.