The Zambia Institute of Environmental Management (ZIEM) has embarked on a project on land governance, water and food security in Chambishi town in the Copperbelt Province.
The project, which is aimed at curbing pollution from the mining industries, will cost K1 million.
ZIEM Executive Officer Morgan Katati said the overall goal of the project was to build capacity and support communities in sustainable land right and water as well as food security.
Speaking in an interview with ZANIS, Mr. Katati said it was evident that the competition that was created between the existence of extractive industries such as mining and the agricultural subsistence farming was a challenge when dealing with sustainable development.
Mr. Katati said the project took off in Musakashi, Kabwela, Mushitala and Lukoshi communities in a bid to build capacity and support communities on how to curb pollution.
He further disclosed that the institution had undertaken training on social accountability, formation of environmental management and training environmental action groups.
He added that the project required communities to be better equipped with both technical and practical skills to enable them design effective road maps and strategies of ensuring accountability on the part of leadership involved in large scale land transaction, water allocations, land governance and food security.
Mr. Katati said the continuous engagement that has been conducted throughout the project had impacted communities and local farmers with knowledge and basic skills on environment training to enforce accountability by mining firms.
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