By Jeff Kapembwa The devastation of the climatic change crisis in Africa has undoubtedly left an indelible mark on the environment and economies of the affected countries but the African Development Bank-the continental and Pan African lender has extended a helping hand in the…
By Jeff Kapembwa The case of climate financing for Africa and Low Income Countries, Zambia included, has become a ‘Clarion Call’ but the success of the fund mobilisation to initiate mitigation and foster resilience calls for a reminder of the main polluters to honour…
By Jeff Kapembwa Climate change has adversely devastated the world’s environment in recent years, having degraded an estimated 100 million hectare of land over the years, needing global refacing and Zambia has taken the challenge to overcome the depreciation. Arguably, Zambia, in collaboration with…
By Jeff Kapembwa The climate financing symposium-the first to be held in Zambia to raise resources for enveloping the climate change buffeting the Southern African state-losing an estimated 1 million hectares of planted maize in the 2023-24 season calls for resilient and pro-mitigation actions…
By Mabvuto Banda In a bid to contribute towards addressing the climate change effects in Zambia, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has signed an agreement with the Government of Zambia.
By Happy Mulolani As climate change continues to ravage many communities globally, different countries are striving for innovative solutions to contribute to the devastating effects. South Africa is one of the of the Sub-Sahara African countries making significant gains in coming up with a…
By Jeff Kapembwa The second annual Fertiliser and Soil Summit hosted by Kenya closed its doors with African Heads of States and Government endorsing the Nairobi Declaration on fertiliser and soil health, prioritizing domestic fertiliser production and triple it in the next 10 years…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia seeks a staggering US$35 billion to precipitate over the recurring climate change as espoused under the Paris Agreement while it proposes the Green Growth Strategy, a catalyst for enhancing environmental protection. Under the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), a driver for…
By Natasha Mhango Small scale farmers in Western province are alive to the impact that the prolonged drought will have on their household incomes and nutrition for the remainder of the year. The stretches of dry crop fields that line the roads leading to…
……’IT’S CAUSING DEVASTATIONS IN MOST COUNTRIES’ By Jeff Kapembwa “The devastations caused by climate change in most African countries are immense and we need to more than double up financing for adaptation to allow affected nations rebuild their battered economies and the environment,…
