Zambia

UNDP in collaboration with the Government of the Republic of Zambia, through the Ministry of Finance and National Planning handed over ICT equipment to the University of Zambia (UNZA). ICT equipment is part of UNDP and Ministry support to the Human Development Course for undergraduate students.

Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources has launched  the Zambian component of the regional Lake Tanganyika Integrated Management Programme. The Programme seeks to ensure water pollution control to conserve the rich biodiversity of the Lake Basin.

2008 Equator Prize finalist Community Markets for Conservation (COMACO) has received a $30,000 grant from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Small Grants Programme. Presented by UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative Macleod Nyirongo, the grant is expected to contribute to a more predictable and sustainable market access for small scale farmers in the Luangwa Valley.

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives organized an inception workshop on Monday 2nd March to mark the beginning of the development of a comprehensive programme to address the adverse effects of climate change on Zambian agriculture and food security. The programme focuses on Agro-ecological zones I and II, areas that get least rainfall in Zambia.