Official Launch of the Voices for Climate Action Programme in Zambia mwebantu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mwebantu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
William Chilufya Country Engagement Manager Voices for Climate Action Hivos Southern Africa
In the recent past, climate change has drastically reduced precipitation and raised temperatures in Zambia. This has led to a reduced agricultural productivity of about 16%, slowing down the country’s economic growth, according to the Ministry of Lands and Natural resources.
Worryingly, Zambia is experiencing both climate extremes at the same time. While farmers in the South-Western parts of the country are anxious about the rainfall pattern that has been erratic so far, their counterparts in the North-East are battling flash floods. What has gone wrong over the years?
Zambia s water-food-energy-health nexus to address the climate crisis – Zambia Daily Mail daily-mail.co.zm - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from daily-mail.co.zm Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Here’s a startling figure: 1.5 billion people will live in African cities by 2050, more than double the number today. African cities including unplanned urban areas and informal settlements are already facing staggering challenges: poverty, the need for more and better jobs, and a lack of housing and basic infrastructure, all of which will be compounded by rapid urban growth.
Yet, in our experience, one of the biggest risks facing cities across Africa is not well understood: water insecurity.
Inequitable access to basic water services, loss of natural water systems, unplanned urban expansion, and more frequent and intense droughts and floods will undermine the security, well-being and development prospects of Africa’s urban dwellers 60% of whom live in slums.
Seizing the urban opportunity: How national governments can recover from COVID-19, tackle the climate crisis and secure shared prosperity through cities - Insights from six emerging economies - World reliefweb.int - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from reliefweb.int Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.