Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability

Understanding the context

Zambia is a country richly endowed with natural resources including minerals, forests and land. However, corruption remains endemic in the management of natural resources. Corruption manifests in a myriad of ways such as land administration, licencing of minerals and benefits sharing of climate forest initiatives with host communities bearing the brunt of this corruption. The climate crisis and energy transition are anticipated to exacerbate the corruption risks specific to land, extractives and climate financing.

What we do

Our actions seek to contribute to CSOs and communities demanding transparency and accountability in climate financing, benefit sharing, mining licence award processes and environmental impact mitigation measures.

Communities’ and citizens’ participation will be enhanced resulting in an increased demand for accountability in land administration and environmental governance and in mining licensing, contracting, and environmental permitting, specifically environmental impact assessments (EIAs). This will lead to civil society to collaborate with target communities and duty bearers (government and mining companies) to respond and address communities’ demands.

Our priorities for 2024

Facilitating the disclosure and simplification of information relating to international agreements, legislation, regulations, and guidelines for climate financing
Enhancing transparency and accountability in carbon market mechanisms such as REDD+ using social accountability approaches
Generating evidence on corruption risks in land acquisition and administration considering the effects of corruption and mal-administration in large scale land-based investments and projects on land rights including displacements
In mining, promoting disclosure of agreements, including contracts, Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) and beneficial ownership information by leveraging on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI).

Updates

Statement on the Approval of Large-Scale Exploration Licenses in the Lower Zambezi National Park

TI-Z expresses extreme concern with the Zambian Government’s decision to approve large scale exploration licenses in the Lower Zambezi National Park. As the public may recall, several environmental defenders, activists and civil society actors spoke out against the previous administration’s decision to grant a mining licence and environmental approval for a mining project in the […]

Remarks By The Permanent Secretary, Ministry Of Green Economy And Environment Dr. Douty Chibamba During The Launch Of The Gap Analysis And Corruption Risk Assessment Of Climate Finance In Zambia

The Executive Director-Transparency InternationalZambia, Mr. Maurice K. Nyambe;l Representatives of all Development Partners Present;l Senior Government Officials Present;l Members of the Civil Society;l Members of the Press;l Distinguished Guests;l Ladies and Gentlemen.l I am pleased to be here and officiate at the launch of on the GapAnalysis of climate and Carbon Finance Corruption RiskAssessment Report […]

Welcome Remarks By Mr. Maurice Nyambe, TI-Z Executive Director At The Launch Of Gap Analysis And Corruption Risk Vulnerability Assessment Of Climate And Carbon Finance Mechanisms In Zambia

Salutations 1. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, Dr. Douty Chibamba; 2. The Director: Risk Management Ministry of Finance and National Planning Ms. Barabina Mumba; 3. The Director: Forest Department, Ministry of Green Economy and Environment 4. The Members of Parliament from The Parliamentary Caucus on Environment and Climate Change; 5. Other […]

TI-Z Concerned with Increasing Abuse of Protected Areas

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) is deeply troubled by recent reports detailing the encroachment into Lusaka National Park, allegedly facilitated by collusion between officials from the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Lusaka City Council, as revealed in a recent News Diggers publication. Land is a critical resource essential for the survival of both […]

Reaction to the Statement Issued by the Minister Of Lands and Natural Resources on the Allocation of Land in Chongwe

Transparency International Zambia expresses deep concern regarding the recent statement attributed to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. Elijah Muchima, as reported in the NewsDiggers edition of Wednesday 20th December 2023. In the statement, Hon. Muchima pledges preferential treatment for poor members of the United Party for National Development (UPND) during land allocation, […]

Environmental Defenders, Activists and CSOs Applaud Government’s Decision to Uphold Decision on No Mining in the Lower Zambezi National Park

Joint Media StatementFor Release on Monday 13 November 2023Environmental Defenders, Activists and CSOs Applaud Government’s Decision to Uphold Decision on No Mining in the Lower Zambezi National ParkWe, the undersigned, acknowledge and applaud the decision by government through the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment (MoGEE) to uphold the decision to cancel the decision letter […]

Joint CSO Statement on the 2021 Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (ZEITI) Report and Mining Governance

Publish What You Pay (PWYP), which is a coalition of civil society organisation (CSO) working in extractives; coordinated over 10 Civil Society organisations (CSOs) in analyzing the 14th report Zambia Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (ZEITI) report covering the financial year 2021. Being a globally recognized initiative, the EITI promotes good governance in the management of […]

TI-Z Statement on Cancellation of Lower Zambezi Mining Licence

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) commends the decision by the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) to cancel the decision letter issued in 2021 pertaining to the largescale mining project by Mwembeshi Resource Limited in the Lower Zambezi National Park in Luangwa district. This decision, being based on the mining company’s failure to comply with certain conditions, […]

Transparency International Zambia Statement on the Suspension of Mining in the Lower Zambezi National Park

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has keenly followed the recent discourse thathas emerged relating to mining in the Lower Zambezi National Park. TI-Z would like toreiterate, and stands in solidarity with conservationists, civil society, host communitiesand citizens who have expressed concerns over the proposed mining project and calledfor no mining in the Lower Zambezi National Park.Considering […]

TI-Z Supports Call for Disclosure of ZCCM-IH Royalty Agreement

TI-Z has noted and followed with keen interest the discourse pertaining to the royalty conversion agreement which was signed and approved by the ZCCM-IH majority of shareholders in March 2023. Information disclosed by ZCCM-IH in 2022 intimated that upon the signing and entering into this agreement, the investment holdings would forgo dividend payments in preference […]