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IUCN launches K5 billion climate change project

IUCN launches K5 billion climate change project
Written by Kelvin Tembo in Kapiri Mposhi
Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:48:15 AM

THE International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has launched an over K5 billion climate change and development project for small-scale farmers in three provinces in Zambia.

And tourism minister Catherine Namugala has said climate change was a major challenge to poverty alleviation as it was mostly affecting developing countries.

Speaking at the launch on Tuesday, IUCN Coordinator for Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique Excellent Hachileka said climate change had affected the water availability, human and animal health.

“The project would involve two million Euros for the three countries and Zambia would get 300,000 Euros which is about over K5 billion,” he said.

Hachileka said the project would involve implementation of adaptation methods towards climate change for small-scale farmers.

And in a speech read on her behalf by director in the department of Environment and Natural Resources Dr Kenneth Nkowani, Namugala said global warming would affect the yield for small-scale farmers in the country.

Meanwhile, Kapiri Mposhi district commissioner Cosmas Musumphuka advised the local people to desist from the indiscriminate cutting of trees for charcoal to help fight the effects of climate change.

Labels: ENVIRONMENT, IUCN

posted by MrK @ 9:48 AM