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Carbon trading has emerged as a leading solution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, combat climate change, and deliver significant environmental, economic and social benefits for communities in developing countries. However, there are concerns about how it is being implemented and whether it is...

The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is about significant temperature increase in the Central business district (CBD) in comparison to the outskirts. It has the potential to amplify heat waves and hot seasons because of their intensity. UHI causes not only thermal discomfort, but also decreases in...

In early 2020, the world faced an unprecedented moment when the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of COVID-19, caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, as a global pandemic. This had a devastating impact on the tourism industry worldwide, including Zambia's Livingstone...

Cities worldwide are increasingly becoming vulnerable to hazards such as floods due to climate change. This study therefore sought to investigate the viability of re-inventing Kalingalinga into an environmentally-friendly township in relation to the identified climate variables of Sustainable...

The sequestration and storage of additional atmospheric carbon from anthropogenic sources by forests contribute significantly to the mitigation of climate change. There are several factors that can alter the carbon store in forest ecosystems, some of which change over time, including climatic...

Conflicts between humans and wildlife have occurred in the world since the dawn of humanity. These conflicts can cause damage or economic challenges due to both incidences of crop damage and the deaths of domestic animals, as well as human deaths and poaching. Therefore, the aim of the study was...

The reduced budget allocation to agriculture in the context of climate change has contributed to the failure of many institutions to carry out adaptation activities to ensure food security for smallholders in Zambia. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of local institutions...

Following the collapse of the mining industry in the late 1980s, tourism has been identified as one of the key economic sectors for Zambia. Its ability to generate foreign exchange, create employment and contribute to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), makes the sector valuable to the...

Power relations are often studied in agricultural value chains because the different ways in which the participants in the value chain interact depends to a large extent on the forms of power present. Literature has shown that power relations among actors in agricultural value chains determine...

There are many small dams in Zambia constructed for the purpose of collecting and storing runoff from the catchments. The flow of water into dams is accompanied with sediment resulting from soil erosion within reservoir catchments. The deposition of sediment in reservoirs has implications for...