By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia is hosting over 500 climate change interest groups that have converged in Lusaka for the 10th Global National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Expo with a call for speedy implementation of the belated action sought to pacify over the surging global weather…
By Jeff Kapembwa Interest groups in the development of agriculture on the continent met in Lusaka, Friday with a call for all players to introspect and devise strategies that give rise to abundance with a call for elimination of structural challenges and the climate…
By Jeff Kapembwa Brazil and the European Parliament have hit the ground running in ensuring the oncoming COP 30 to be hosted in Belem meets the expectations of the climate campaigners seeking the attainment of the Nationally Determined Goals with the host expected to…
By Stella Nyangulu The government, through the Zambia Agriculture Research Institute (ZARI), has partnered with the Research for Agroecology Network of Southern Africa (RAENS) to tackle the effects of climate change, including soil degradation, deforestation, water scarcity, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity loss. Speaking…
By Jeff Kapembwa To lure creditworthy investment in the energy sector, Zambia should relentlessly devise bankable proposals and offset the power deficit dwarfing economic growth spurred by recurring climate change, says industry minister Makozo Chikote. Zambia’s energy production capacity hovers around 5,000 MW, representing…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia’s quest to slow down the pace of climate change effects on humanity and the environment has been accelerated with a lending institution siding with the authorities for remedial actions as the country strives to adapt to the phenomenon haunting the…
By Jeff Kapembwa Devastating climatic change effects on Zambia has compelled authorities to initiate multiple countervailing measures to insulate the agriculture sector and ensure and sustain the country’s food security after an El Nino-induced drought swept through the Southern African state. The call to action…
By Jeff Kapembwa Climate Change campaigner convening in Brazil’s Belem City for COP 30 should take climate action to close the adaptation gap, align climate funding with food systems and accelerate a just transition as earth devastation heightens, fueled by fossil fuels. Ahead of…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia’s quest to insulate against climate change variables that swamped and reduced the country’s growth projections in the farming season 2023/24 have started in earnest with the country hosting an international expo on its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) next month. The…
By Jeff Kapembwa Africa is hosting the food summit in Ethiopia, for the first time, with a call by interest groups warning against waging war using humanity as a tramp card amid a failing global food system that has left millions in abject hunger…
