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Zambia is constructing the first ever climate-resilient roads in the rural part of the country in an effort to protect infrastructure from harsh effects of climate change. The climate-resilient road will have elevating embankments and other features that will help safeguard it against floods.
The African Development Bank will finance the Zambia Strengthening Climate Resilience project with US$38.72 million (about K212,960). The project will reach 800 thousand people and it aims to reduce poverty and improve food security in rural communities through strengthening capacity to adapt to climate change...
Recent advances in science and technology offer the prospect of further improvements in quality of climate information and prediction services, a senior Kenyan government official has said. 'Decision-makers in various climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, water resources, disaster management and health, among others, have the opportunity of planning ahead for anticipated impacts based on climate early warning advisories...'
According to Christah Kalulu, Lusaka district commissioner, disaster risk reduction measures were launched last year to chart a way forward to curb some of the disasters which have been occurring annually as a result of floods...
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