drought has pushed zimba bwe's infrastructure over the edge. hydropower is down by 90%.ve shrunk dramatically. zimba bwe's prolonged drought has stretched this country's infrastructure to breaking point. this dam and the reservoir behind are supposed to provide hundreds of thousands of people with their drinking water. but right now in harare, 2 million people have nothing coming out of the taps. the reason, this vast lake has been reduced to a trickle. how can zimbabwe weaken by prolonged economic crisis, cope with this looming environmental catastrophe? do you believe your country has a strategy to cope, to adapt, to manage the drought and the wider issue of climate change, which does appear to be affecting sub—saharan africa and zimbabwe in very alarming and damaging ways. i believe it is a work in progress. i believe it is a work in progress. i believe that we have quite a number of climate sustainable programmes. we still need to have a comprehensive, as i mean, we are working on a very comprehensive climate adaptation strategy. but suffice to say that what is more

two hours from victoria falls is another of zimba bwe‘s natural splendours, hwange national park.s park is the biggest park in the country, and it is the size of belgium. wow. that is pretty big. what about the elephants here — how many are there? this is where we have the biggest concentration of elephants in the world. tinashe farawo is the public face of zimparks, the authority that runs hwange. this vast, unspoilt stretch of zimbabwe boasts west africa's highest concentration of elephants. it is everyone‘s idealised image of wild africa. except for one thing — this land is dying of thirst. so, this is hwange park in mid—november. this should be the rainy season, but as you can see from the dry grass and the leafless trees, the rains haven't come, the drought continues. in other parks of africa, elephant herds have been devastated by poaching and habitat destruction. not here. hwange‘s elephant population is around 50,000. now, that's good news and bad. in prolonged drought, hwange lacks sufficient food and water for its elephant population. i don't know if you can see, but the

two hours from victoria falls is another of zimba bwe‘s natural splendours, hwange national park.rk is the biggest park in the country, and it is the size of belgium. wow. that is pretty big. what about the elephants here — how many are there? this is where we have the biggest concentration of elephants in the world. tinashe farawo is the public face of zimparks, the authority that runs hwange. this vast, unspoilt stretch of western zimbabwe boasts africa's highest concentration of elephants. it is everyone‘s idealised image of wild africa. except for one thing — this land is dying of thirst. so, this is hwange park in mid—november. this should be the rainy season, but as you can see from the dry grass and the leafless trees, the rains haven't come, the drought continues. in other parts of africa, elephant herds have been devastated by poaching and habitat destruction. not here. hwange‘s elephant population is around 50,000. now, that's good news and bad. in prolonged drought, hwange lacks sufficient food and water for its elephant population. i don't know if you can see, but ther

half of zimba bwe's population needs food aid. do these cost? $2. and where did you get the money from to buy them? ijust asked some people, if they can give me money. how does that make you feel, when you have to ask people? i have to cry. today, the government published an optimistic economic outlook for the next year. as she prepares a dinner of boiled leaves, it is hard for her to share that optimism. shingai nyoka, bbc news, harare. football now — and england have qualified for next year's european championships with a 7—0 thrashing of montenegro at wembley. it was england's1000th international match, as natalie pirks reports. after a week where a team—mates' spat has divided opinions, england's past players were united at wembley for the nation's one thousandth match. this was england's youngest team for 60 years and alex oxlade—chamberlain's first start in 18 months. it feels good to be back. england were brimming with confidence and pinpoint precision. england's current captain carrying on where england's record goal—score