Climate and Sustainable Development Action-CASDA

🇿🇲 Happy 61st Independence Day, Zambia!🎉

As we celebrate 61 years of freedom, resilience, and unity, we are reminded that true independence is not only political, it is environmental, social, and economic.

At Climate and Sustainable Development Action (CASDA), we believe that protecting our environment, empowering communities, and fostering sustainable growth are essential pillars of a truly independent nation.

Let’s continue working together for a greener, cleaner, and more sustainable Zambia, where every citizen thrives in harmony with nature. 🌿

Sabah al-khayr (Good morning)
𝗖𝗢𝗣𝟮𝟴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝟳𝟮𝗵𝗿𝘀, as African Group of Negotiators we are concerned about the lack of progress on various issues of importance to our group, particularly on finance and adaptation. However, with a few days remaining, we believe we can still deliver on the following work streams. Failure is not an option.
Adaptation is a matter of survival for us in Africa. Amid all the summits and meetings taking place to discuss this issue, what Africans need to see is action to help us adapt to this changing climate.
Africa has, and continues to suffer the brunt of the adverse effects of climate change and has not received the required multilateral support to face the climate challenge. African countries require access to scaled-up levels of new and additional and predictable grant and concessional finance for climate action.
We commend the historic and positive start to COP28 where the Loss and Damage Fund was operationalised as initial financial commitments were made within minutes. We are also alive to the fact that loss and damage requires billions, if not trillions, of dollars. We, therefore, call for more resources in order to actualise the intended purpose of the Fund, addressing loss and damage.
Thank you all for your support
Hon. Eng. Collins Nzovu, MP
Chairperson African Group of Negotiators on climate/ Minister of Green Economy and Environment - Zambia