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Financial Reporting Framework: Reporting on baseline and progress towards 2015

  published: 27 Jul 2021
Identification of respondent
Zambia
National Focal Point
Contact details of the respondent
Mwangala Simate
Principal Natural Resources Management Officer
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources
Climate Change and Natural Resources Management Department
  • +260211252589
1. International financial resource flows
  • Some measures taken
1.Engaging with African Development bank on implementation the Lake Tanganyika Development Project (LTDP) which is formulated within the framework of the Zambian Long Term Vision (known as Vision 2030) with which the country aims at becoming “A Prosperous Middle Income Nation by 2030”. It is an integrated project which aims at protecting the ecological integrity of the Lake Tanganyika basin and improve the quality lives of the basin population through provision of essential economic infrastructure and support to sustainable livelihoods of the people. The project will be implemented over a five-year period in two Districts, namely, Mpulungu and Nsama which are within the Lake’s catchment area and zone of influence of its basin. Its implementation will improve the fish (catch) supply in weight and value by up to 20-25% for the beneficiaries including fisher-folks (women and men) and small and medium enterprises (SME) along the fish value chain. The project will promote wider adoption of sustainable land, forest, and water management practices and technologies to reduce land degradation, deforestation and increase agricultural production. In addition, the project will facilitate the conservation and preservation of both wildlife and the unique heritage resources in the area specially the national park which has the potential to contribute to economic development in terms of among others, foreign exchange earnings, employment and income generation, government’s revenues and promotion of rural development as well as entrepreneurship. The estimated total project cost is USD 29.62 million. 2. The World Bank in implementation the Zambia Mining and Environment Remediation and Improvement project (ZMERIP) aims to strengthen the capacity of national and state level institutions, improve enforcement for pollution prevention and address the environmental health impacts associated with lack of sustainable mining practices. The objectives of the project will be achieved through a combination of targeted capacity building, health interventions, promotion of alternative livelihoods and demonstrative investments for environmental remediation. The Project Development Objectives is to reduce environmental health risks and lead exposure to the local population related to mining activities in critically polluted areas in Kabwe and some towns in the Copperbelt Province. The Project is tailored to achieve the remediation and rehabilitation of contaminated sites and strengthening of the regulatory, monitoring and institutional capacity of Ministry of Mines, Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA), the Mines Safety Department (MSD), the Radiation Protection Authority (RPA) and Municipal Councils.
2. Inclusion of biodiversity in priorities and plans
Some inclusion achieved
Zambia’s vision for biodiversity conservation is driven by Vision 2030 which promotes economic development that takes into account social and environmental safeguards and is operationalized in the country’s five-year national development planning cycle. The Seventh Development Plan (7NDP) 2017 - 2021 is focused on integrated approach towards achieving diversified economy with wealth creation. The 7NDP has five pillars and the pillar on reducing vulnerability has programmed relevant to biodiversity conservation, such as sustainable forest management. Considered highly relevant to Zambia’s priorities, the 5 strategic goals of the current global plan and its Aichi Targets provide the overarching framework for Zambia’s second NBSAP for 2015-2025, which includes 18 national targets, accompanied by 45 strategic interventions, key performance indicators, key activities, responsible entities, narratives and assumptions.
3. Assessment and/or evaluation of values
  • Some assessments undertaken
In January 2017, the Government of the Republic of Zambia submitted a formal expression of interest (EOI) to join the Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) Program. The country is intent on promoting sustainable development by ensuring that natural resources are mainstreamed in development planning and national economic accounts. Zambia is the first country to be adopted as a core implementing country (CIC) in this second phase of the WAVES Program, known as WAVES+. Three primary accounts were designated in Zambia Water Accounts: Including water supply, use and quality. Land Accounts: Including production of timber and non-timber forest products. Forest accounts, including production of timber and non-timber forest products. These accounts will be used to inform issues like deforestation, land use planning, and water allocation. There was a remarkable consensus among the working groups on the importance of starting with these three areas.
4.Reporting current domestic biodiversity expenditures
Zambia Kwacha (ZMW)
in thousands
5. Reporting funding needs, gaps, and priorities

Please indicate your annual estimated funding need (for instance, based on your revised NBSAP) and calculate the estimated funding gap by subtracting estimated available resources. Indicate actions for priority funding.

Please start with the year which is most appropriate for your own planning purposes.

Zambia Kwacha (ZMW)
in thousands
6. National finance plans
Please provide a brief synthesis of your finance plan, by indicating, in the table below, your planned resource mobilization, by source, and their respective planned contributions towards your identified finance gap.
Zambia Kwacha (ZMW)
in thousands
  • No
8. Availability of financial resources for achieving targets
No
No
No