MINISTRY of Local Government and Rural Development Permanent Secretary in charge of Administration Maambo Hamaundu says government has directed all constituencies to use part of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) towards the fight against climate change. In a letter dated April 24, 2024, Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Gary Nkombo directed all councils to leverage the CDF for climate change resilience building. “Pursuant to Section 25 (b) of the CDF Act No. 11 of 2018, you are hereby guided that the Ministry has realigned the allocation of the 2024 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) budgets as follows: (a) Disaster Component – 100% allocation to be dedicated to community resilience building activities against climate change. (b) Grants – 50% allocation...