Zambia’s various cooperating partners would soon provide over US$3.4 million for the implementation of her programmes aimed at addressing the various effects of climate change she was facing.
And government has received US$100, 000 from the United Nations Climate Adaptation Fund to carry out special modalities aimed at implementing the country’s National Adaptation Action Plan (NAPA) which was launched last year by the Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources.
Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Michael Kaingu confirmed the development to ZANIS in an interview in Lusaka today.
Mr. Kaingu said his ministry was happy with the way cooperating partners were assisting least developed countries to address the effects of climate change.
He said climate adaptation fund would enhance Zambia’s efforts in implementing climate change adaptation programmes and fulfill the vision of poverty reduction as indicated in the Firth National Development programme (FNDP).
Mr. Kaingu noted that access to the funds would also add value to the effective implementation of the National Adaptation Action Programme (NAPA) which was meant to address the various effects of climate change.
He further observed that the releasing of the funds to countries that were vulnerable to climate effects to urgently implement measures aimed at addressing the problems.
Mr. Kaingu noted that the adaptation programmes would cover sectors such as agriculture, water, forestry, wildlife and health among other areas that were vulnerable to climate change.
The Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Minister further said his ministry has embarked on a sensitization drive to educate Zambians on the need to preserve the environment in a bid to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Mr. Kaingu has since appealed for more funding from the United Nations through the Climate Adaptation Fund to enable the country respond effectively to the effects of climate change.
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This mney must go for by elections.we dony need climatic changes in africa.did we ever see an african dieng of bird flue????this are for the bamwisa
zambia there you go again. dont worry about election funds. zambia’s economy is doing fine. the ministers just want to reserve for the RESPONSIBILITY ALLOWANNCE of 90 000 000 per MP for just being MP this money times 158 =ERor sorry my calcular cant find the answer. it means zambia has money. an this money is anual. plus it mean gratuity increases. Jesus imwe bantu please why do you cheat us as if we are children sure. what are you going to use the money for if the opposition say yes we forgo elections. you were passing the three bills while th university was closed when zambia has no money. which means you are draining zambia. tell us what you are going to use the money for? may be we can
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Way to go Dr Nkhowane and Lubinda Aongola of Environment Ministry. But they will gwinya some of it, its a tradition. Twalimishiba pa Zed. Soon you will see na ma 4×4 and increased building activities at their plots.
I and I overstand seh dis ting dem call climate change is judgement! Jah send natural disasters fi warn mankind fe turn from wickedness. No ammount of money a go change de climate fi mek it bettah, is mankind weh afi repent! Leave out of Babylon and come back to Zion.
this some mone must go towards the elections ba mambala why not
climate change?! is zambia trying to go green?.. that money should be used for elections b4 its used for the ministers kids education or his wifes new car!!!!
#7 more news please,am lovin’ your expression in french or is it Hebrew?
#1 Zambia. what you are suggesting is called misappropriation. Elections have got its money and the british will give more. Are you working for ECZ-Electoral Comm.? Zedians suffered much from floods last season, we had roads, bridges swept away,infrasture damaged, and you say elections. $3m is nothing but it will go a longway in if used prudently in addressing climate change damage to mother Z.
Ah ah! Mulentekunya
#9 I totally agree with you!
#1.You really have some way of expressing yourself. Is that the Ebonics that’s talked about alot?
what climatic change?mind you we have a lot of people that would benefit from such monies you are missapproprieting.dont you think so.is it possible that money sent by the UN could be channeled to other beneficial projects to help the underpreviledged zambians?
There’s no climate change in Zambia. Have you ever heard of Tsunami or Katrina in Zed? But the money is welcome though. We’ll use it to biuld better stadiums, or is it stadia?
I was worried when i heard about climate change i thought theres snow in Zambia.Lets hope it will be used 4 climate change and not 4 self change!
Climatic inconstancy (that is, any differences between long-term statistics of the meteorological elements calculated for different periods but relating to the same area) regardless of their statistical nature or physical causes. Climate change may result from such factors as changes in solar activity, long-period changes in the Earth’s orbital elements (eccentricity, obliquity of the ecliptic, precession of equinoxes), natural internal processes of the climate system, or anthropogenic forcing (for example, increasing atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases).Droughts will cause hunger and possibly trigger political instability.People then should vote for a sys
Climate Change is just a hoax. These people behind the climate change hype are trying to create “Heaven on Earth” by coming up with what I consider silly and sometimes dangerous ideas. For example, some climate change preachers suggest that the best way to fight poverty is to reduce world population (mass killings i.e. through HIV/AIDS, Birth Control) and other ‘green ideas’. Michael Kaingu you better be careful what you sign up Zambia too because some ideas may appear logical and good but in reality, climate change is been used to further politcal agendas particualarly from Western Government and Politicians.
the govt and the whole political participants are just a bunch of
greedy people ,claiming to have the peoples needs at heart and promising to so much good.its time we ask about such monies are spent,zambia is reaching its revolutionary stage where change is inevitable.dont take us for granted