zambia - lusaka

The Urban Pathways Implementation Tracker
is tracking the Projects Progress and delivers information on its four main outputs:

​INFORM, INSPIRE, INITIATE & IMPLEMENTATION

city profile: Lusaka

LUSAKA IS ZAMBIA’S ADMINISTRATIVE AND ECONOMIC CAPITAL CITY, LOCATED IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY. IT HAS AN ESTIMATED POPULATION OF 1747152 (2010 CENSUS) AND A POPULATION GROWTH RATE OF 4.9 %. 
The Republic of Zambia (Zambia), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, surrounded by the Democratic Republic of Congo tot he north; Tanzania tot he north-east; Malawi to the east; Mozambique; Zimbabwe; Botswana; and Namibia to the south; Angola to the west.  The United Nations have projected that Zambia’s population is one of the world’s fastest and its population is projected to triple by 2050.  Zambia falls into the medium human development index category of the UN’s Development Programme indexing, placing it at position 139.   Zambia is sub-Saharan Africa’s third largest emitter of Greenhouse gas (2014), after South Africa and Nigeria.   Its is bio-mass (energy resource: vegetation burning) is so high that its land-use related emissions surpasses that of Brazil and this activity is causing much of the deforestation in the country. Zambia’s 2015 GDP is 21 billion, with agriculture comprising8.6 percent of GDP, industry at 31.3 percent and services at 60 percent. Sixty-five percent of the  population is poor and 42 percent is considered extremely poor.

Within its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC, Zambia aims to reduce emissions of 38.000 GgCO2-eq which translates to 47% (internationally supported efforts) against 2010 base year.  Zambia also intends to reduce its CO2-eq emissions by implementing three (3) programs driven by the country’s Climate Response Strategy and supported by national development policies including energy, forestry, agriculture, water, Town and Country Planning, sanitation, and transport. Zambia has prepared and developed benefits that assess and consider the planning process for its NDCs, including its National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA), it has not as yet prepared its Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions nor its National Adaptation Plan.

Energy 
Only 22% of Zambians have access to electricity, yet it is the third biggest export from the country. Hydropower contributes to 99% to this exported energy.  Zambians generally rely on biomass for energy, with an estimated 75% energy consumption in country reliant on biomass – the country experiences high levels of deforestation due to population dependency on biomass.

factsheets on energy, transport and waste management

The factsheets provide a basic introduction to specific measures in the areas of energy, mobility and waste management, which aims to provide a basket of possible solutions to partner cities.

UP Factsheets

e-learning programme

E-learning programme builds on the toolbox and factsheets and aims to provide a better understanding of possible actions, highlighting the experiences from the implementation of measures in other cities building on the wealth of knowledge of international experts. ​

UP E-Learning

Action Tracker

The Urban Pathways Action Tracker provides an overview of the project’s activities in the cities and reflects on the various action areas. The main objective of this is to share learnings with other cities and identify opportunities for synergies with other projects and initiatives.

UP Action Tracker

Capacity building in Lusaka

Change Maker Programme

City-to-City Partnerships

Regional Replication

policy environment assessment

WITHIN ITS INTENDED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTION (INDC) TO THE UNFCCC, ZAMBIA AIMS TO REDUCE EMISSIONS OF 38.000 GGCO2-EQ WHICH TRANSLATES TO 47% (INTERNATIONALLY SUPPORTED EFFORTS) AGAINST 2010 BASE YEAR.

The Republic of Zambia (Zambia), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, surrounded by the Democratic Republic of Congo to the north; Tanzania tot he north-east; Malawi to the east; Mozambique; Zimbabwe; Botswana; and Namibia to the south; Angola to the west.  The United Nations have projected that Zambia’s population is one of the world’s fastest and its population is projected to triple by 2050.  Zambia falls into the medium human development index category of the UN’s Development Programme indexing, placing it at position 139.   Zambia is sub-Saharan Africa’s third largest emitter of Greenhouse gas (2014), after South Africa and Nigeria.   Its is bio-mass (energy resource: vegetation burning) is so high that its land-use related emissions surpasses that of Brazil and this activity is causing much of the deforestation in the country. Zambia’s 2015 GDP is 21 billion, with agriculture comprising8.6 percent of GDP, industry at 31.3 percent and services at 60 percent. Sixty-five percent of the  population is poor and 42 percent is considered extremely poor.

Within its Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to the UNFCCC, Zambia aims to reduce emissions of 38.000 GgCO2-eq which translates to 47% (internationally supported efforts) against 2010 base year.  Zambia also intends to reduce its CO2-eq emissions by implementing three (3) programs driven by the country’s Climate Response Strategy and supported by national development policies including energy, forestry, agriculture, water, Town and Country Planning, sanitation, and transport. Zambia has prepared and developed benefits that assess and consider the planning process for its NDCs, including its National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPA), it has not as yet prepared its Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions nor its National Adaptation Plan.

Policy Development

Project Development

Funding solutions

Implementation Facility

Action Plans

Bankable projects

Implementation support