By Jeff Kapembwa Africa’s self-determination lies in the creation of a climate Innovation Compact Fund unlike aid dependence to tackle 1,000 African solutions—buffeting growth sectors and advancing Pan-African prosperity, notes host Ethiopia. The creation of the sustained fund, to be hinged on partnerships by all…
By Jeff Kapembwa Africa should maximise the use of the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and cut down emissions that may hype the meagre emissions and contribute to climate change, continent’s airspace regulatory body, African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) has warned. The aviation industry accounts…
By Mary Kasoka Mwiikisa As Zambia grapples with environmental issues such as mining pollution, illegal mining that has led to land degradation and a climate change induced energy shortage, Africa prepares to gather in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the Africa Climate Summit, with many…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia has lost about K400 million in construction downtime in the past decade, prompting authorities to review the training curriculum to induce expertise for durable and climate change-friendly-infrastructure development. Zambia, like many other Least Developed Countries is embroiled in a climate…
By Jeff Kapembwa The oncoming climate conferences in the fourth quarter this year, is a test case for campaigners to prove their unwavering determination to actualize their lobby for sustained financing to fight the crisis afflicting the planet. Ethiopia-co-hosting the second Africa Climate Summit…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia’s transition to a climate resilient state is tenable but needs the inclusion of state and non-state actors, chiefly vulnerable communities to jointly mitigate the crisis, minister responsible for the environmental protection economic buoyance says. The 20-million populated state is grappling…
By Happy Mulolani The effects of climate change on most communities in Zambia are glaring, thereby negatively impacting livelihoods. This situation has resulted in a number of organisations scaling up appropriate interventions aimed at addressing these adverse climate change risks. One of the projects…
By Chintu Malambo Acting Secretary to the Treasury Nsandi Manza says the government is committed to mobilising additional investments, particularly in green and climate-resilient finance, to ensure smallholder farmers are not left behind amid increasing climate shocks. Speaking at the Agriculture Finance Conference jointly…
By Jeff Kapembwa Brazil, host for COP 30, has urged climate campaigners to revisit and strengthen their National Adaptation Plans, chiefly-plans on cutting down on emissions of GreenHouse Gases as the deadline for the UN General Assembly set for 25 Sept. draws near. Despite…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia’s relentless application of anti-climate change agricultural practices is expected to more than double to 1.6 million tons of irrigated output next year, from a meager yield of 340,000 metric tons forecast for this year, the sector minister says. Zambia, reeling…
