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🫘 Harvesting Resilience: How Mbereshi Beans Fit in a Changing Climate 🌍 In the face of changing weather patterns, timing...
12/06/2026

🫘 Harvesting Resilience: How Mbereshi Beans Fit in a Changing Climate 🌍

In the face of changing weather patterns, timing is everything for farmers.

🔦 Mbereshi beans offer a practical solution. With a maturity period of just 80-85 days after planting, they are well-suited to shorter and less predictable rainy seasons. 🌧️

“As rainfall patterns become less consistent, farmers need crops that can adapt to changing conditions,” explains Mr. Changala from the Ministry of Agriculture. “Mbereshi beans offer that resilience reducing the risk of crop failure.”
For farmers like Mrs. Chanda, this makes a real difference. “We prefer crops that mature more quickly” she says. “With Mbereshi beans, we can harvest earlier and have something for both food and income.” The shorter growth cycle helps farmers better manage uncertainty and protect their livelihoods in a changing climate. 👏

🤝 Through the collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Security, Enhanced Resilience Plus (FANSER+) Project, implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), over 30,000 project participants and their families in 1,570 villages have been supported to adopt resilient crops like Mbereshi beans in Chipili, Chembe and Mansa Districts in Luapula Province. 🎉

🚜 In a changing climate, resilience begins with the right choices in the field. 👩‍🌾

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Building resilience for sustainable development through land restoration🌏Our Germany funded IKI Growing Greener Project...
12/06/2026

Building resilience for sustainable development through land restoration🌏

Our Germany funded IKI Growing Greener Project is restoring ecosystems while strengthening livelihoods.

Communities are rebuilding soil health, restoring biodiversity, and adapting to drought and climate stress through sustainable land management.

Across landscapes in Western Province, rangelands are being restored, productivity is improving, and nature-based solutions are taking root.

Key outcomes include:

🌱 Healthier soils and improved water retention
🐾 Restored biodiversity and ecosystems
💼 Green jobs and higher household incomes
🌍 Climate resilience for agropastoral communities

In Zambia alone, over 100,000 hectares of rangelands are being restored, supporting livelihoods while locking in climate benefits.

This is where land, livelihoods, and climate action meet.

This is resilience growing from the ground up.

German Embassy Lusaka

From commitment to action - Resilience is built together.💧Water security and natural resource management depend on 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼...
11/06/2026

From commitment to action - Resilience is built together.

💧Water security and natural resource management depend on 🫱🏻‍🫲🏼partnerships that bring people, government, and institutions into shared action.

Through the Natural Resources Stewardship (NatuReS) programme and partners, 🇿🇲Zambia is strengthening exactly this collaboration.

Supported by 🇩🇪Germany, the programme promotes inclusive, rights-based stewardship of natural resources.

In Zambia, this means:

🤝 Stronger partnerships across sectors
💧 Improved water security
🌱 Sustainable ecosystem management
🌍 Shared responsibility for future generations

When water and ecosystems are managed collectively, resilience becomes stronger and more lasting.

This is integrated resilience in action❗️

German Embassy Lusaka

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼From commitment to action - A resilient future must be ♻️circular.Across Eastern and Southern Africa, the SWITCH-2-...
11/06/2026

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼From commitment to action - A resilient future must be ♻️circular.

Across Eastern and Southern Africa, the SWITCH-2-CE in ESA programme is driving the shift toward more resource-efficient, inclusive economies.

Funded by the 🇪🇺European Union and 🇩🇪Germany, the programme supports circular economy systems in plastics, packaging, and electronic waste.

But this is not just environmental policy- it is economic transformation.

It creates:

♻️ Less waste in communities
💼 Green jobs and enterprise growth
👩🏾‍💼 Opportunities for women- and youth-led businesses
🌍 Stronger local economies

By linking sustainability with inclusion and finance, circular economy approaches are shaping Zambia’s pathway toward Vision 2030 and the SDGs.

European Union in Zambia German Embassy Lusaka

🚀This is systems change in action.

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼From commitment to action - Resilience also means investing in young people.🎊Meet Esnart Sindabala - once an intern...
10/06/2026

🫱🏻‍🫲🏼From commitment to action - Resilience also means investing in young people.🎊

Meet Esnart Sindabala - once an intern, now a qualified plumber at Nkana Water Supply And Sanitation Company Ltd.

Through the 🇩🇪Germany-funded THRIVE II programme, Esnart was among 30 young professionals gaining hands-on experience in Zambia’s 💧water and 🚻sanitation sector.

Her work supported customer care improvements and data clean-up efforts that strengthened utility operations and helped address non-revenue water challenges.

Today, she is part of the workforce - proof that skills development is a powerful form of climate resilience.🎉

Because resilient systems are built by skilled people ready to lead them.

🚀This is action in motion.

German Embassy Lusaka
Skills Advisory Group for Water Supply and Sanitation
Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation

10/06/2026

LIVE Podcast: Find out how our work in the water sector, together with the Skills Advisory Group for Water Supply and Sanitation is contributing towards youth employability in Zambia through internships 🎊

🌏From commitment to action - What does resilience look like in Zambia’s communities❓️👉🏽It looks like Brian Sakala.A smal...
10/06/2026

🌏From commitment to action - What does resilience look like in Zambia’s communities❓️

👉🏽It looks like Brian Sakala.

A smallholder farmer from Kamakoka in Mumbwa, Brian lives where droughts and floods are becoming more frequent due to 🌡climate change and land degradation.

But instead of waiting for solutions, his community became the solution.💡

Together, they constructed over 4km of soil bunds and more than 1.5km of trenches to harvest rainwater, protect their catchment, and restore the land for future generations.

🔉“Having enough water in the ground will result in adequate pasture for our animals. Adequate water also helps reduce livestock diseases, which will ultimately benefit my family.” — Brian Sakala

Supported by the 🇪🇺European Union, 🇩🇪Germany and 🇸🇪Sweden through the Green Nexus Programme, these nature-based solutions are strengthening water security, improving livelihoods, protecting livestock, and reducing climate risks.

This is resilience in action❗️

European Union in Zambia German Embassy Lusaka Embassy of Sweden in Lusaka

🤝Zambia’s Vice President visits GDC stand at ZAWAFERepublican Vice President, WK Mutale Nalumango today visited the Germ...
09/06/2026

🤝Zambia’s Vice President visits GDC stand at ZAWAFE

Republican Vice President, WK Mutale Nalumango today visited the German Development Cooperation (GDC) stand at the ongoing 14th Zambia Water Forum and Exhibition in Lusaka.

The visit highlighted 🇩🇪Germany’s continued partnership and investment in strengthening Zambia’s 💧water sector through innovative, inclusive, and climate-resilient solutions that support sustainable development and improved livelihoods.

As part of Team Europe, GDC support to Zambia’s development efforts is accomplished through:

🔹 GIZ - Technical cooperation and implementation support
🔹 KfW - Financial cooperation and infrastructure investment
🔹 BGR - Technical expertise in groundwater and natural resources management

Together, these partnerships continue to turn commitment into action for resilient water systems, climate adaptation, and sustainable growth in Zambia. 🌍💧

German Embassy Lusaka European Union in Zambia

From commitment to action - Climate resilience begins with safe water🎊💧Water quality is not a technical detail - it is h...
09/06/2026

From commitment to action - Climate resilience begins with safe water🎊

💧Water quality is not a technical detail - it is health, dignity, and survival.

“Quality water is everything. It prevents waterborne diseases in our communities.” - Josh Zulu, Laboratory Technician at Eastern Water & Sanitation Company

Through the 🇪🇺European Union and 🇩🇪Germany funded NEWZA Project, support to Eastern Water and Sanitation Company Limited (EWSC), Nkana Water Supply And Sanitation Company Ltd. (NWSC), Chambeshi Water Supply and Sanitation Company (ChWSC), Lukanga Water Supply and Sanitation Company Limited (LgWSC) and Southern Water and Sanitation Company (SWSC) is strengthening water systems in rural and low-income areas by reducing losses, improving operations, and enhancing service delivery where needs are the highest.

From treatment plants to laboratories and low-income communities in Eastern, Southern, Central, Northen, Muchinga and Copperbelt Provinces, these investments are building more reliable and resilient water services.

Because 🌡climate resilience depends on systems that deliver safe, clean water - consistently.

Clean water means fewer diseases, stronger households, and better preparedness for climate shocks.

This is integrated resilience in action.

German Embassy Lusaka European Union in Zambia

🫘 Small Bean, Big Impact: Tackling Hidden Hunger with Mbereshi Beans 🫘 Mbereshi beans are not just food, they are a nutr...
09/06/2026

🫘 Small Bean, Big Impact: Tackling Hidden Hunger with Mbereshi Beans 🫘

Mbereshi beans are not just food, they are a nutritional powerhouse for rural households.

Rich in protein, and especially in iron and zinc, these beans play a critical role in addressing common nutrient deficiencies. For many families, this translates into stronger, healthier lives, especially for women and children. “For us, these beans are important because they help us feed our family better,” says Mrs. Champo from Bunda village. “We know we are giving our children food that helps them grow very well.” 🎉

🔦 Iron supports healthy blood production and helps prevent anemia, especially among women and children. Zinc strengthens the immune system, while protein supports growth and overall body strength, making Mbereshi beans a valuable addition to daily diets. 👍

Mr. Chalanga from the Ministry of Agriculture emphasizes this point: “Mbereshi beans are an important local solution to improving dietary diversity and addressing micronutrient deficiencies in rural communities. We experience very high malnutrition among children in Luapula Province”. He adds that regular consumption of Mbereshi beans can significantly improve family nutrition, especially for women and children. 👏

Through the joint efforts of the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Nutrition Security, Enhanced Resilience Plus (FANSER+) Project, which is implemented by GIZ on behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), over 30,000 women, their children and family members have already benefited. 🤝

Improving nutrition doesn’t always require introducing new foods, sometimes it begins with making better use of crops that are already well adapted to local growing conditions. 🌾

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