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CMU to host public dialogue on community resilience
Friday, October 16, 2026 @ 10:22 AM
Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is hosting a one-of-a-kind community gathering, open to the public on October 23 in Marpeck Commons.
As part of the LINCZ conference, Community Dialogue: Building Resilience Through People and Nature brings together researchers, practitioners, and community members from Canada, Zimbabwe, and Cameroon to discuss how people and communities are building resilience in the face of environmental, social, and climate challenges.
Continue ReadingA CMU student's research journey reaches Zimbabwe
Thursday, May 7, 2026 @ 3:57 PM
As Canadian Mennonite University marks its first Research Month this May, stories like Asher Warkentin's show how student research can extend far beyond the classroom, from Manitoba to wetlands in southern Africa.
To Asher Warkentin, studying at CMU means travelling to southern Africa to look at microscopic invertebrates.
Continue ReadingFrom Winnipeg to Zimbabwe, CMU grad explores resilience (CHVN)
Friday, March 6, 2026 @ 3:13 PM
Across Zimbabwe, communities are using innovative farming and conservation methods to fight a changing climate, and Kara LeBlanc's Digging In podcast brings Canadians face-to-face with the people finding real-world solutions.
For Kara LeBlanc, a podcast was the ideal way to make climate research accessible and personal. Her series, Digging In: Unearthing Stories of Climate Adaptation, shares insights from the LINCZ project – Locally Led Indigenous Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe.
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Continue ReadingEpisode 3 - Digging In: Psychosocial Readiness and Indigenous Knowledge
Monday, February 9, 2026 @ 9:00 AM
How do Zimbabweans understand climate change? Jobb Arnold, Associate Professor of Psychology and Conflict Resolution Studies, is measuring psychosocial readiness. Project partners, Bbaido Ndluvu (KMTC) and Gugulethu Nyathi (BIC-CDS), describe how faith and Indigenous knowledge intersect with climate change adaptation.
Listen NowEpisode 2 - Digging In: Biodiversity and Agriculture
Monday, January 26, 2026 @ 9:00 AM
How do scientists research climate change? Rachel Krause, Associate Professor of Biology, is looking at the importance of biodiversity. Gwanda farmers, Gladys Dube and Christopher Magwala, are testing new ways to farm.
Listen NowEpisode 1 - Digging In: The LINCZ Project
Monday, January 12, 2026 @ 10:00 AM
What is the LINCZ project? Alrika Rojas, LINCZ Learning and Research Hub Coordinator, breaks down the LINCZ acronym. Amy Martens, MCC Canada Climate Change Adaptation Coordinator, digs into some project goals.
Listen NowDigging In Podcast Preview
Monday, December 8, 2025 @ 8:15 AM
Digging In: Unearthing Stories of Climate Adaptation is a podcast series written and produced by Kara LeBlanc in association with CMU and the LINCZ project. In each episode, Kara interviews different CMU researchers about their on-the-ground research in Zimbabwe, bringing listeners along as she explores the many ways in which this research supports local communities as they build resilience and adapt to climate change.
Listen NowHow beehives help communities thrive (MCC)
Monday, October 6, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
After decades as a beekeeper, Molly Moyo is still fascinated at the sight of the intricate honeycombs that form in her hives. She remains amazed at the way that a helping of honey can squelch a cough. And she's grateful that, by selling honey to others in southern Zimbabwe's Gwanda district, she could put her children through school.
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Continue ReadingNUST breaks new ground (The Herald)
Saturday, October 4, 2025 @ 9:00 AM
The National University of Science and Technology has acquired state-of-the-art medical equipment from China for the first phase of transforming the Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo Ekusileni Medical Centre, capitalising on President Mnangagwa's engagement and re-engagement policy, which has deepened bilateral relations between Harare and Beijing.
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Continue ReadingLocally led Indigenous Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Adaptation in Zimbabwe by Mennonite Central Committee (NAbSA)
Monday, August 11, 2025 @ 7:59 PM
The LINCZ project will help vulnerable people adapt to climate change and improve biodiversity in semi-arid and dry tropical forests, wetlands, and agro-ecosystems in three districts of Zimbabwe – Binga, Gwanda and Mwenezi.
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