Poland to Support Zambia in Fight Against Climate Change
Poland has announced that it stands ready to support Zambia’s crusade against climate change as it affects the human rights of citizens.
The polish ambassador to Germany, Remiguisz Heczel, who is in the Department of the United Nations and Human Rights of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made this statement during a meeting with Zambia’s Ambassador to Germany, Anthony Mukwita.
Heczel stressed the importance of working together to fight climate change, and said Climate change is closely linked to human rights.
The effects of climate change on Zambia needs urgent attention if the country is to relieve the distressing effects it is having on the country’s food security, poverty and natural resources. Over the past few decades, Zambia has seen an increase in frequency and severity of seasonal droughts, occasional dry spells, increased temperatures in valleys, flash floods and changes in the growing season. Agriculture, which constitutes 9 percent of GDP, predominantly consists of rainfed, subsistence farming and is thus highly sensitive to changes in climate.
In response to the worsening conditions, the Zambian government has been working to develop a sustainable and appropriate programmes for both crops and livestock in the face of climate change. President Lungu recently announced his desire to establish a tractor and other agriculture equipment factory in Zambia in order to boost agriculture production, create jobs and reduce poverty.
The Polish Ambassador also disclosed in the discussion that the Polish government has suggested a new source of funding for the project that the Zambia government is currently studying.
International support will be crucial in Zambia’s fight against climate change, as the Zambian government recognises that it has limited resources to effectively respond to the threat it is posing to its people, infrastructure, and other national assets.
Extracts taken from the Statement released by the Embassy of Zambia in Berlin, Germany.
