By Jeff Kapembwa Climate change, reduced foreign aid are some of the turbulences likely to affect most families in Least developed and developing countries, Zambia included until 2027, a call for mitigatory measures and sustained strategic domestic resource mobilization plan, the World Bank projects….
By Stella Nyangulu Chilanga Member of Parliament, Sipho Hlazo has urged farmers to adopt climate-smart farming methods such as conservation farming, minimum tillage, crop rotation, and inter-cropping. Speaking during the Chilanga District Agricultural and Commercial Show in Chilanga district recently under the theme, “Adapting…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia, the European Union and the World Bank, three among some of the country’s cooperating partners, conferred in Lusaka over the need to harness growth sector developments they support, with all parties resolving to co-exist with the ‘vulnerable’ Southern African state….
By Mary Kasoka Mwiikisa- Finland Following the contamination of the Kafue River on the Copperbelt in February 2025, experts established that acid was not the only problem. The Zambia Institute of Environmental Health says several types of heavy metals, were part of the contamination…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia like the rest of the world may endure drought, floods, wildfires and other fiery weather conditions until 2030 as climate change takes centre stage, a call for hasty mitigation and adaptation to cushion humanity and the planet, the global weather…
By Jeff Kapembwa Climate change spells doom fort Africa’s future unless leaders invest in adaptation and mitigation through collective action, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns in a report. Despite contributing a paltry four-percent to global GreenHouse Gas emissions-far less than China-India, United States,…
By Jeff Kapembwa Resolving the complexities of climate change need a wholesome approach among all interest groups and shared ideas to mitigate and adapt to save the environment and all associated challenges afflicting the planet. Climate change campaigner and other interest groups converged in…
By Happy Mulolani THE government is determined to ameliorate the effects of poverty and climate change through various programmes. Speaking at a regional conference on poverty reduction and climate resilience in Lusaka, Vice President Mutale Nalumango explained that economic growth can only be achieved…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia’s quest to plug climate change buffeting the environment and dwarfing the country’s growth prospects has received a fillip from the European Union with a€500mln grant extended under its Global Gateway Initiative. In addition to supporting the country’s green growth between…
By Kakoma Chayinda GREENHOUSE Gas emissions has continued to be a major contributor to climate change, primarily due to energy use, industrial processes and land use which has impacted the environment negatively affecting millions of people in Zambia. In order to remedy the effects…
