The ability to assess the catchment potential to satisfy water demands is vital for the management of the water resources. The current water allocation system in Zambia sits under the Water Resources Management Act No. 21 of 2011. The system needed to encourage optimal use of water resources as...
Download PDF ↓The Chunga landfill located in the northern part of Lusaka city receives on a daily basis approximately 500 tonnes of comingled waste comprising mostly municipal solid waste (MSW). The MSW has being accumulating over the years within the limited space at the landfill without being recycled....
Download PDF ↓The continued pollution from the mining activities in Zambia both legacy and current operations is associated with the weak and unclear existing environmental legislation coupled with poor institutional arrangement of enforcement and monitoring. Implementing policies that are weak and not in line...
Download PDF ↓Water is an essential product for human survival, which all age groups consume and access to safe drinking water is essential to health. Safe drinking water implies that the water does not represent any significant risk to health over a lifetime of consumption, including different sensitivities...
Download PDF ↓The goal of this study was to establish how knowledge on water resource protection influenced practices involving water resources amongst residents of Ng'ombe living within the Chamba river buffer zone. This was done in order to determine why buffer zone encroachment and degradation appear to be...
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