By Mabvuto Banda Over 75 percent of Southern Africa is covered by semi-arid and arid ecosystems with more than 70 percent of the population relying on agriculture. With rich biodiversity and valuable ecosystem services, about 25 percent of productive land is threatened by soil…
By Mary Kasoka Mwiikisa Veronica Chilufya passionately recounts one of the climate change stories she worked on a few months ago, focusing on how extreme weather conditions affect people with albinism. “It’s one of the stories that exposed me to the bigger picture of…
By Mary Kasoka Mwiikisa Zambia launched its National Adaptation Plan (NAP) in November 2023, a document meant to offer a holistic approach to climate change adaptation activities in Zambia. This blueprint is also a requirement by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change…
By Jeff Kapembwa Operationalisation of Zambia’s Green Growth Strategy launched last April to promote environmental sustainability while insulating the country against climate change effects in the long term may have to wait longer than is envisaged as stakeholders seek different timelines in enacting the…
By Happy Mulolani WITH the current prevailing climatic conditions taking centre stage, Zambia has faced its worst drought ever experienced this year. Amid these challenges, it is key to understand that essentially climate finance is a catalyst for mitigation and adaptation. Indaba Agricultural Policy…
By Happy Mulolani To effectively tackle climate change, Zambia needs US$17.20 billion by 2030 to implement adaptation and mitigation actions. These funds will contribute to achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement. According to the Resource Mobilisation Strategy for the National Adaptation Plan states…
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia has been iimplored to invest in climate adaptation and mitigation to plug the climate change induced losses and ensure soil fertility is retained for food production and security because the crisis is here for the long haul, the World Bank notes….
By Happy Mulolani Given the varying climatic weather conditions which has culminated in a drought that has hit various parts of Zambia this farming season, there is a need for concerted efforts to promote weather products aimed at supporting farmers across their various value…
By Jeff Kapembwa Climate change headwinds remain in Africa for a long haul and may cost the continent a staggering US$440 billion in loss and damage while combined macroeconomic effects of the man-induced-crisis will have great bearing on the continent’s Gross Domestic Product by…
By Jeff Kapembwa ‘Big Wigs’ of the African Development Bank have thrown their weight towards financing climate change in Africa under a climate financing window and ‘neutralize the pangs’ of the human induced crisis, dwarfing the globe, the environment and humanity in collaboration with the cooperating…
