Climate change impacts: Poor rainfall forces authorities in Zambia and Zimbabwe to ration water for electricity generation

By Friday Phiri Kariba Dam “Due to lower than expected rainfall received in the 2014/15 season, the amount of water for power generation from the Kariba dam has been reduced by 10 per cent”, announced Emelda Chola, Zambia’s Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Water Development. Brigadier General announced the capital Lusaka on…

Climate Change Impacts: Prolonged drought worry farmers, governmnet in Zambia

By Friday Phiri A portion of the tomato field destroyed by a storm in Hamalengo’s Garden “We have had both heavy rains as well as a prolonged drought within a month”, says Neva Hamalengo, a small scale farmer of Pemba district in Southern Zambia. Hamalengo lost an entire hectare of market-ready tomato worthy 15, 000…