Zambia’s Transition to a Green Economy

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Date
2019-06-21Author
Mirriam Sampa, Moonga
Chileshe, Bernard
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In the last ten to fifteen years, Zambia has been on a road
to transition from a ‘brown economy’ to a‘green economy’.
The key aim for such a transition is to eliminate the tradeoffs
between economic growth and investment and gains in
environmental quality and social inclusiveness. This paper
describes the events and activities done and implemented in
the country leading to making Zambia a clean, green and
healthy nation as well as addressing social and economic
challenges. It looks at the global origins of the green initiative
and its development in Zambia through policies and activities
of both government and its cooperating partners. The paper
also examines the evidence of green growth in Zambia and
the support the country is receiving in the implementation
of the green initiatives. Finally, it analyses the linkages
between green growth and sustainable development, as well
as the challenges faced by the transition to green economy.
Publisher
The University Press