Thu, 20 Apr 2017 11:17:42 +0000 By OSCAR MALIPENGA ZAMBIA may need roughly round US$50 million every year to invest in climate change interventions, says minister of national development planning Lucky Mulusa. Mr Mulusa said that government will through the National Designated Authority (NDA) establish a National Climate Change Fund (NCCF) which would leverage investment for the implementation of climate change programmes. In a speech read for him by his permanent secretary Dr. Auxilia Ponga at the opening of a workshop on climate change and climate smart agriculture, said the authority had since prepared strategies and key steps to be undertaken. He said the NCCF presented a good opportunity for catalyzing funds for adaptation and mitigation priorities projects in the medium to long term. “Zambia welcomes and endorses the outcome and decisions adopted at the recent 22nd Conference of Parties on Climate Change in Marrakshi, Morocco. “The affirmation of the availability of climate finance […]
Zambia requires US$50m annually to fight climate change, says Mulusa
