Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has referred to as on southern African international locations to make use of their sources to assist international locations affected by drought within the area.
Mr Hichilema made the decision on Fb after taking part in a digital extraordinary summit of the Southern African Improvement Neighborhood (SADC) heads of state and authorities.
He stated solidarity and unity have been wanted to fight the humanitarian disaster attributable to drought because of the El Nino climate situations.
“Until we collectively utilise our useful resource endowments to assist deficit areas, our regional economies will endure, and our financial features might be reversed as a consequence of this humanitarian disaster,” he added.
In line with him, the debilitating drought’s affect on meals and vitality safety within the area couldn’t be overemphasised, because the disaster has spared no nation.
He counseled the solidarity and unity displayed on the summit to fight the problem.
Mr Hichilema added that methods for water harvesting and utilizing coal in its place vitality supply must be urgently explored.
Some international locations within the area have skilled droughts attributable to poor rains in the course of the 2023/2024 wet season, which affected crop manufacturing.
Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe have declared states of catastrophe and emergency and appealed for assist to deal with the adverse affect of the drought.
(Xinhua/NAN)
