By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia’s quest to insulate the Southern African state from climate induced shocks and actualise the Green Growth Strategy (GGS) received a fillip from the private sector with a planned issuance of a US$100 million-worth sustainability Bond to raise capital. Zambia has…
We’ ve collectively as the world, failed to maintain the global temperature rise at 1.5 degrees Celsius as agreed and this will come to haunt us because of its severe consequences on the planet, says United Nation Secretary General, António Guterres. Guterres says despite…
By Jeff Kapembwa Characteristics of climate change continue in Zambia with many part of the country, the capital Lusaka, included, projected to heat up, as much as 40 degrees, as the La Nina lingers in the horizon, predicting above to normal rainfall for most…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Kafue Plains in Zambia, Southern Africa region’s most endowed hydrology, is faced with serious threats of extinction spurred by consequences of climate change, threatening the ecosystem relied upon by various communities for their livelihoods. The recurring climate crisis and inadequate…
By Jeff Kapembwa Over half of the 30,000 people in rural-Chama North constituency in Northern Zambia, hard hit by hunger are resorting to eating wild fruits, mangoes and other edibles, abandoning their farming chores while wandering from ‘one chiefdom to another to survive’ after the…
By Jeff Kapembwa In less than two weeks, precisely, November 11, the Conference of Parties (COP), 30th edition will kick off in Belem, Brazil’ Amazon city, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other campaigners are challenging world leaders to adapt to insulate against consequences…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Global Gateway-The European Union-Africa partnership has been put in high gear with the 28-member grouping staking over €150 billion for the continent to apply climate smart-solutions, improve access to renewables, financial inclusion and conflict resolution, and attain the Sustainable Development…
By Jeff Kapembwa The much touted Zambia Mining Insaka which opened and ended in Lusaka early October, has paved the way for the country’s potential actualization of the Green Growth Strategy-a pathway for climate change insulation. The Green Growth Strategy was launched in Zambia…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Second African Climate Change summit hosted by Addis Ababa closed last September with a unified voice by leaders on the continent to operate and collaborate on resolving challenges caused by El Nino and La Nina-induced challenges. In a 155-page resolution…
By Jeff Kapembwa Children on the continent, have sounded a clarion call for leaders on the continent to prioritise climate action and recognize that climate change is a child rights emergency. In a solidarity message urging leaders to ensure the crisis was mitigated without…
