National Green Growth Strategy 2024 - 2030.

This National Green Growth Strategy (GGS) is a multisectoral framework guiding Zambia’s transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient, resilient, and socially inclusive economy by 2030. Embracing green growth will not only enhance the country's resilience to climate change and other systemic risks but also unlock opportunities for job creation and market expansion at both national and international levels. Additionally, increased energy and resource efficiency will drive cost savings across industries. The GGS is built on five pillars (1) Resilient and Climate-Compatible Growth: driving low-carbon development while minimizing climate risks in key sectors like agriculture, tourism, energy, water, and infrastructure; (2) Enhanced Resource Efficiency: promoting responsible consumption, waste reduction, recycling, and a circular economy across agriculture, energy, mining, and transport; (3) Enhanced Natural Capital: protecting and restoring natural resources to sustain economic growth, with collaboration between government and the private sector. Interventions shall be directed to sustainable land management, promotion of sustainable forest and ecosystem management, protection, conservation, and sustainable utilization of water resources, promotion of mining technologies that limit environmental damage, and enhancement of ecotourism; (4) Improved Inclusivity: ensuring equitable economic benefits, reducing inequalities, and expanding opportunities for vulnerable groups; (5) Enabling Environment for Green Growth: strengthening policies, mobilizing finances, and building technical capacity for effective green growth implementation, investing in research, technology including digital technology and innovation. In agriculture and land use, this includes afforestation, landscape restoration, climate-smart farming, and improved livestock management. The energy sector must gradually transition to electrification, reducing reliance on fossil fuels and biomass while increasing efficiency and expanding renewable energy capacity. Transport must shift towards electric vehicles and modernized public transit systems. The industrial sector, particularly mining, needs to adopt more energy-efficient processes. Additionally, aligning with circular economy principles, waste management must improve through better reduction, collection, recycling, and energy recovery.