Zambia

Zambia is a country located in south-central Africa with no access to the ocean, bordered by the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Angola to the west, Tanzania and Malawi to the east, and Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botsawa and Namibia to the south. The territory consists of a series of plateaus with heights between 1000 and 2000 meters, interrupted by rivers and hilly areas.

The country is quite rich in water both as regards the rivers, (Zambezi, 2,700 km in total, the Kafue, 1,600 km, and the Luangwa 800 km), and as regards the lake basins, among which the most important are the Tanganyika. (2,100 Km² the Zambian part, 32,893 Km² in total), and Lake Mweru, (5,120 Km² in total).

The typical tropical climate, with the dry season between April and October, the wet and rainy season between November and March, together with the richness of the water basins, make Zambia a precious naturalistic and biodiversity treasure peculiarity of the African Continent.

The capital Lusaka rises at an altitude of 1,300 meters and has a population of 2,204,000 inhabitants, (3,270,000 considering the urban agglomeration).

Climate Change increases the difficult living conditions: the country is brought to its knees by the fact that small landowners, who produce almost all of its food needs, due to late rains, prolonged droughts, temperatures extremely high and flooding, are unable to meet the demand for food.

1.  Environmental Cooperation: New MoU Signed Between Italy and Zambia in Lusaka

Lusaka, July 10, 2024 – A new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on sustainable development cooperation was signed between the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security and the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment of the Republic of Zambia. The signing took place during the Third joint mission of the Italian Cooperation system in Africa, covering South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia, and Malawi.

Counterpart: Ministry of Green Economy and Environmnt of the Republic of Zambia
Areas of intervention:

• Integrated water resources management (SDG 6)
• Access to energy (SDG 7)
• Adoption of sustainable consumption and production patterns (SDG 12)
• Fight against climate change (SDG 13)
• Biodiversity protection (SDG 15)
• Strengthening international cooperation (SDG 17)