Sat, 10 Jun 2017 09:49:46 +0000 By SANDRA MACHIMA ZAMBIA has observed that Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) have continued to suffer the devastating impacts of climate change effects such as El Nino, desertification and land degradation which are as a result of the unhealthy oceans. Christine Kalamwina, the Zambian charge d’Affaires and deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said fragile economies of LLDCs have continued to bear the negative impact of climate change, thereby hampering their prospects of development and food security. Delivering a speech at the United Nations Oceans Conference on behalf of the Group of Landlocked Countries on Wednesday, Ms Kalamwina said it had been recognised globally that there were huge climatic threats faced by oceans and their resources. She explained that while the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea gave right to access oceans as well as the right to exploit its resources, the rights were not fully […]
