By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia’s quest to insulate against the recurring climate change received a fillip after the Czech’s republic, a member of the 28-member European Union sought to partner in the protection of the forestry sector, faced with massive extinction trees, chiefly for charcoal….
By Jeff Kapembwa The just ended and second edition of the African Climate summit, hosted in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, justified the zeal, as a ‘united continent’ to raise resources independently, devoid of aid to insulate against the recurring El Nino induced calamity….
By Jeff Kapembwa Zambia has reaffirmed its unwavering resolve to uphold the rule of law, fight climate change, and accelerate the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS), among other democratic tenets, through localized actions to conform to the United Nations Global Pact for the future. Last…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Africa’s largest climate change meeting held in Addis Ababa closed Wednesday with a call for sustained collaboration with leading institution and investors to maximize renewable energy potential to insulate against risks. Dubbed: “Accelerating Global Climate Solutions: Financing for Africa’s Resilient…
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…
