Building Resilience: Zambia’s Response to Climate Change ChallengesBernadette Deka-Zulu (PhD Researcher-Public Enterprise)As highlighted in the last two articles, Zambia, like other African countries, is highly vulnerable to climate change with rising temperatures, changing rainfall patterns, and more extreme weather events affecting its agricultural sector. This sector is crucial to the country’s economy and employs over half of the population, but erratic rainfall and prolonged dry spells have caused a reduction in crop yields and food shortages, while floods and storms have caused destruction. These impacts have led to significant economic losses, increased poverty, and food insecurity for vulnerable communities. Urgent action is needed to address climate change in Zambia and effective measures should be put in place to help communities adapt and build resilience.It is positive to note that there has been a rise in the number of organizations working to address climate change in Zambia, including government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and international organizations. […]
CLIMATE CHANGE SERIES (Part 3)
