The Environmental Assessments Committee (EAC) of the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) Board has approved 168 development projects.
ZEMA Director General Godfrey Mwiinga has told RCV news in a statement that the approvals were made at its 16th and 17th sittings held in January, February and early March, 2024.
Mr. Mwiinga said the approval of the projects is in accordance with the Environmental Management Act No. 12 of 2011 (“the EMA”) as read together with the Environmental Management (Amendment) Act No. 8 of 2023 and the Environmental Protection and Pollution Control (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations, Statutory Instrument No. 28 of 1997.
“The projects are worth a total investment cost of over Nine Hundred Million United States Dollars which is equivalent to over Twenty-Five Billion Kwacha”, said Mr. Mwiinga.
Mr. Mwiinga said the Agency continues to commend members of the public for participating in the Environmental Assessment Process.
By Bibiana Lambart
