Zambia
Timeframe
October 2021 to December 2024
Zambia’s agriculture sector is the main source of income for 60% of the rural population.
93% of total national emissions come from agriculture, forestry and other land use emissions. Zambia’s first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2016 made a conditional commitment to reduce GHGs by 25% or 47% with external funding by 2030 compared to 2010.
The focus is on mitigation, sustainable forest management, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and energy efficiency. Action on livestock emissions requires that Zambia uses a more advanced and accurate method to quantify GHG emissions.
Zambia has been a member of GRA since 2020. The NZCSA Initiative has built capacity for Zambia to develop a Tier 2 inventory of greenhouse gas emissions for all ruminants. NZ’s 2016-2021 development project- Zambia Dairy Transformation Programme supported commercialisation of smallholder-based Zambian dairy.
Impact
The Tier 2 inventory will strengthen Zambia’s ability to measure, report and verify emissions and emissions reductions from the livestock sector.
In-country partners
The Ministry of Fisheries
Livestock and the Zambia Environmental Management Agency
