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Zambia’s drive towards fulfilling the MDGs faces many challenges. In the case of MDG 7,
one of the critical challenges is the restoration of the environment that has been much
degraded through loss of biodiversity, soil erosion, water pollution and poor disposal of
solid waste. UNDP support, complemented by the GEF, provides strategic and catalytic
support for effective management of the environmental sector. 3 Conservation and sustainable
use of biodiversity is increasingly recognized as an essential component of
global efforts to reduce poverty and achieve the MDGs.
CHEMICALS BIODIVERSITY LAND FSSD*
PORTFOLIO
Aeneas Chapinga Chuma, Resident Representative
UNDP is supporting Zambia to develop strategies and increase national capacity to protect the environment and support sustainable
development. For example, with UNDP funding, the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources Management Project is working
to develop a National Environmental Policy; adapt international conventions on environmental protection and natural resources management
to the national level; and develop gender mainstreaming tools for the environment and natural resources sector. In addition,
the GEF-funded NCSA process helps Zambia determine its priorities for capacity building to implement the three Rio Conventions (see
Spotlight).
To promote the adoption of sustainable land management practices in Zambia, and improve rural livelihoods, UNDP funded a project
to provide training, production, research and development of sustainable agricultural practices at the Kasama Youth Training Centre.The
project worked to adapt Benin’s “Songhai Centre Model” to the Zambian context.The model emphasizes use of local resources, hybridisation
of traditional and modern agricultural practices, encourages individual and communal initiatives. The adaptation of the Songhai
experience from Benin to Zambia is an excellent example of South-South cooperation.
UNDP is promoting the conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biodiversity in Zambia. Policy and governance, institutional
capacity, and protected areas management are key drivers in safeguarding Zambia’s ecosystems from human-induced pressures.
For example, a GEF-funded National Protected Areas System incorporating these drivers is being developed, with the active participation
of the public and private sectors, local communities, and civil society organizations.
Zambia is participating in a regional methyl bromide (Me. Br.) phase-out project, implemented by UNDP for low-volume consumers in
Africa. This project provides policy-strengthening assistance to prevent the introduction of Me. Br. use in the country.
CONTACTS
Ms Winnie Musonda – winnie.musonda@undp.org
Tel.: 260-1-250800
Fax: 260-1-253805
http://www.undp.org.zm/env_nat.html
PARTNERS
Some of our Partners working with
UNDP and the Government in
Zambia
World Bank
Government of The Netherlands
FINNIDA
DANIDA
NORAD
AfDB
GTZ
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MDGR 2003 http://www.undp.org/mdg/MDGRZambia.pdf; Zambia Human Development Report, 2003: http://hdr.undp.org/reports/detail_reports.cfmview=593; 2 GEF Online database:
http://www.gefonline.org/projectDetails.cfmprojID=2155; 3 http://www.undp.org.zm/env_nat.html; *Frameworks and Strategies for Sustainable Development
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