UNDP SAYS ZAMBIA AMONG COUNTRIES THAT SUFFER SEVERE IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE

03.06.2014

 

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) echoes that Zambia and many other Southern Africa Countries are facing severe impact of climate Change despite their minimal contributions towards carbon emissions.

Climate Change advisor for UNDP in Zambia Excellent Hachileka explained to Desire Media Concepts  that there is need for the country  to find ways to minimize the negative impacts of Climate Change.

Mr. Hachileka said that Zambia should improve the capacity by developing measures in various sectors of the economy that will address the negative impact of climate change.

“Climate Change affects everyone , globally, and the impacts vary depending where you are. Unfortunately, for Zambia and mostly  Southern African Countries the impacts are more  severe  than other parts of the World  though  their contributions in terms of green house gases are minimal”, Mr. Hachileka said.

Mr. Hachileka suggested that there is need for Zambia and other countries to adopt appropriate technologies and policies to reduce the adverse effects of Climate Change

Zambia l on Thursday 29^th May 2014 held a high level meeting on Climate Change Resilience which was attended by District Commissioners, Town Clerks and Council Secretaries across the country.

Zambia is currently implementing Pilot Programme for Climate Resilience (PPCR) in the Kafue and Barotse Basins.