In a bid to address the recurring challenge of drought and bolster water resilience, the UPND government has announced plans to embark on the construction of dams across the country. Collins Nzovu, Minister of Green Economy and Environment, revealed the initiative during a courtesy call by a delegation from the Catholic Relief Services at his office.
Minister Nzovu emphasized the importance of constructing dams to harvest rainwater, which will not only mitigate the impact of drought but also facilitate irrigation and domestic water usage. The ambitious project aims to enhance water security and ensure sustainable access to water resources for communities across Zambia.
The announcement comes as Zambia grapples with the adverse effects of climate change, including erratic rainfall patterns and prolonged dry spells, which have significantly impacted agricultural productivity and livelihoods.
Minister Nzovu also called on developed countries to ease accessibility to the Loss and Damage Fund, enabling Zambia to invest in projects that will benefit its people. The Loss and Damage Fund, established to support countries affected by climate-related disasters, plays a crucial role in assisting vulnerable nations in adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change.
By harnessing rainwater through dam construction, Zambia aims to reduce its vulnerability to drought and ensure sustainable water management practices.
And they continue fooling gullible Zambians…now they have started kusabaila and when we tell them that lies have short legs this is what we mean….the problem with lies is that you have to keep on lying to maintain the initial lie….and they know deep down their hearts that what they’re saying is not practical….CHIPANTE PANTE GOVERNMENT CHIMBWI NO PLAN…and by the way what did I say about loadsheding….ok then….
Drought is not something new…we’ve had droughts before and I remember we used to sort it out with our own means without going to the IMF and World Bank to beg…..and don’t forget that 80% of the donor funds ends up in Politician’s pockets…..60% will end up in HH’s pockets and 20% in his Ministers pockets
Under pf I totally agree.
So in short loadsheding has now become a yearly thing…expect loadsheding every year whether there’s enough rains or not….HH HAS COMPLETELY FAILED
You are blaming HH for climate change? The Weather Bureau has just released a statement saying that February was the driest in history but you intelligent ones are already in the blame game.
Buy solar panels and batteries as simple as that.
And HH blamed Lungu…stop putting your trust in Politicians they’re just the same
And to me this sounds like Government plans to launch space shuttle to the moon….same probabilities…zero chance of success
@Anonymous We have a good chance of landing on the moon given that we have engineers who have had time to learn from the recent failures of Russia, Japan and the US. The problem will be how to get the water we believe we will discover on the moon to Kariba where ZESCO will be awaiting its arrival. Given the numerous number of engineers we are producing Iam optimistic they will very soon invent some gadget to easily download the lunar water.
I despair when I read the incompetence of our governments, past and present. These are not things that should even be ministerial. Some of our parents were being punished when they were putting up tanks, damming streams with neighbours and stocking up for the future. This reactive behaviour will take us nowhere … ati we will build dams! Mu drought pela!? Upuwa!
Government is planning this, government to do that. In two years this government has added zero power to the National grid except for commission project left by Lungu. All the do is talk and sale.
A lot of Zimbabweans are off-grid and have installed solar power in their homes. Zambians should install solar power if they can afford it. Another simple solution for electricity is using gas for cooking and having UPS units for lighting and running low power equipment in the house such as TVs, computers, Wifi. The cost of this can be as little as K10000.Since I got my UPS I do not bother about load shedding. Whenever the power is available it charges my batteries. I was impressed by a Zambian farmer I saw on Youtube that was irrigating his crop using solar pumps. This is not sustainable economically but at least he will not go hungry!
We have a fully funded department called Meteorological department with the capacity to give projections even five years in advance, on annual, monthly and daily basis. How come by last year they did not inform government about the current inadequate rainfall this year and warn the nation. If they did government would have taken measures to mitigate this dry spell in the nation. Mr Minister Sir, be on top of things. Outside help is not the solution, help should come from ourselves. We don’t need advice from outside to begin to harvest rain water. We have enough expertise to embark on these projects and all is needed is political will.
They are not tired of eating. These thieves are now taking advantage of situations to embezzle even more money.
The UPND is a government of people that can’t think properly and have no shame. Immediately they took over from the PF, they cancelled all projects except those in the Zambezi region. The Kafulafuta dam project was cancelled until the World Bank intervened because they’re the financiers. The project delayed and hasn’t moved to the next phase. The same happened to the water projects. Those pipes you at Wusakili, Nkana East, Mufulira and other locations on the Copperbelt are the cause of erratic water supply because the project was cancelled and there’s no sensible explanation. Are these people normal?
And then without shame this dimwit comes here to tell us about their plan to construct dams across the country? If they indeed had such plans then why did they cancel those projects they found running? This isn’t how normal humans behave
Just watching
There we go again Govt of rhetoric is on it again.
Excellent plan the question is will it be done