Gracsious Maviza

Gracsious Maviza
CGIAR

Dr. Gracsious Maviza is the Southern Africa Regional Lead for the CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security team at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. With over 15 years of experience as a social scientist, she specializes in qualitative research on migration and families, forced migration and displacement, refugee protection, and the connections between climate change, peace, and security. Dr. Maviza’s work also addresses critical issues in livelihoods and gender, exploring how these crosscutting themes shape resilience across Southern Africa.

Articles by Gracsious Maviza

Guest Articles

Tuesday
November 5
2024

Gracsious Maviza / Giulia Caroli / Ibukun Taiwo

An Emerging Priority in Climate Resilience: How Zambia’s Green Growth Strategy — And its Business Sector — Are Addressing the Risk of Climate-Induced Social Instability

Zambia — like other countries across Southern Africa — is confronting its worst drought in four decades, one of multiple climate-related crises it faces. According to Gracsious Maviza and Giulia Caroli at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, and Ibukun Taiwo at CGIAR, these issues are putting a growing strain on the nation’s social fabric. They explore how Zambia's National Green Growth Strategy is addressing these challenges, highlighting four "Climate Security Pathways" in the strategy that can improve social stability — and generate immense opportunities for the private sector.

Categories
Agriculture, Energy, Environment, WASH

Tags
climate change, food security, MSMEs, partnerships, public policy, public-private partnerships, renewable energy, research, water

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