By Jeff Kapembwa The lack of reliable early warning systems, bureaucracy in accessing funds and poor collaboration between affected Governments and key players are some of the challenges frustrating efforts to militating the long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns affecting ecosystems and should…
By Jeff Kapembwa Climate change has extended its ‘fangs’ of damage to the Zambia’s education sector-inducing a staggering US$60 million in damage to infrastructure, disrupting learning for 5 million children, fueling concerns of a bleak future if not militated, the UN says. The United…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Eighth Meeting of the Board of the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD B8), Focusing on the operationalisation of the fund, including financial mechanisms and resource disbursement modalities, opened in Zambia, Tuesday, with a call for the continent…
By Jeff Kapembwa Haunted by recurring food loses on the continent-estimated at US$4 billion, capable of feeding 48 million African inhabitants, efforts have been stepped up to invest in the production, distribution, among other technologies to ensure food security. Food security Campaigners-Alliance for a…
The Bretton Woods institution seeks review of the expiry of its ambitious climate action plan intended to support the “Green, Resilient, and Inclusive Development” (GRID) seeking to eradicate poverty and promote shared prosperity for developing and Least Developed Countries with a sustainability lens. The…
By Jeff Kapembwa As Africa’s agricultural productivity slows down by 34% since 1961, heightened food losses spurred by climate change, Food Harvest-Zambia-an organization championing women farmers’ awareness on smart farming practices urges the continent to innovate to remain resilient and sustainable. The organization, empowering African…
By Mary Kasoka Mwiikisa Flooding in rural landscapes highlights the growing impact of climate variability on vulnerable communities. As Zambia hosts the 8th Meeting of the Board for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) in Livingstone, Zambia from 22nd–24th April, 2026,…
By Jeff Kapembwa At least 349 million people chiefly in Southern Africa and Asia are at risk of food insecurity this year spurred by the US-Iran and Russia-Ukraine ceaseless conflicts which might disrupt fertiliser supplies, basic services including fertiliser globally unless interventions to halt…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Annual World Bank and International Monetary Fund driven spring meeting opens today in Washington DC with the Bretton Woods institutions expected to redefine the effects of climate change and the reigning conflicts by some of the world’s major countries, fueling…
By Jeff Kapembwa Interest groups advocating for Africa’s food sovereignty have converged in Lusaka to share ideas and strategise on how the continent can maximise the agricultural sector’s potential by improving agrifood systems and becoming food secure amid climate change and other headwinds. The Comprehensive…
