Sat, 24 Jun 2017 12:03:18 +0000 By PRINCE CHIBAWAH GOVERNMENT has initiated sufficient measures tailored to protecting the environment and natural resources in the country, Minister of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection, Lloyd Kaziya has disclosed. And Kabwata PF MP, Given Lubinda, stressed the need for improved public awareness and participation in the management of environment in Zambia. Mr Kaziya said appropriate policies, programmes and legal frameworks had been initiated to guide the environment sector. “These include the National Policy on Environment of 2007, National Policy of Climate Change of 2016, and Environmental Management Act of 2011 and various sectoral legislation and policies that have been bearing on the environment.” Mr Kaziya was speaking during the 2017 Environmental and Climate change Awards Ceremony held at Government Complex in Lusaka on Thursday. Mr Kaziya however explained that regulating the environment required strong partnerships with all stakeholders. “We must all take an individual responsibility towards environmental […]
