INFRASTRUCTURE and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says the lack of climate change preparation cannot be blamed on the UPND government. On Thursday, Economist Lubinda Haabazoka said nature was canning Zambia for failing to plan for unforeseen circumstances such as the drought which had hit the country. Commenting on this in an interview, Friday, Milupi said climate change mitigation measure should have been put in place decades ago. “The first thing to remember is that this El Nino effect is a global effect and Zambia is not the only country facing this severe drought. Look at our neighbours and elsewhere in other parts of the world but this particular drought is probably one in a hundred years. That’s how severe...

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