The National Drought Plan is intended to contribute to the protection of Zambia’s land, water and other environmental resources from over-use and drought for them to be able to provide the required ecosystem services and well as to mitigate against compromising Zambia’s food security. Given the impacts of climate change and variability that include drought especially in western and southern Zambia, unpredictable rainfall patterns and flooding in some areas, it is imperative that Zambia builds its capacity to particularly achieve drought resilience at national level.
The drought resilience capacity includes (i) drought preparedness, (ii) national and regional (provincial) efforts to reduce drought vulnerability and risk, and (iii) boosting the resilience of people and ecosystems to drought. This drought plan is therefore developed in order to contribute to risk reduction and preparedness.
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