Zambia

Land Area Zambia total: 752,618 sq km

country comparison to the world: 39

land: 743,398 sq km

water: 9,220 sq km
Population 11,862,740country comparison to the world: 71

note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected.
Gross Domestic Product (GDPi) $17.54 billion (2008 est.)country comparison to the world: 129

$16.55 billion (2007 est.)

$15.58 billion (2006 est.)

note: data are in 2008 US dollars
Human Development Index (HDIi) 0.481 (164)
happy Planet Index (HPIi) 27.2 (127)
Development Statusi LIC, IDAi, HIPC
The World Factbook 2009. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2009.
Basel Conventioni Focal Point Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ)
Web address www.necz.org.zm
Name Joseph
Surname Sakala
Address Corner of Suez and Church Roads, P.O. Box 35131
City Lusaka
Postal Code 10101
Tel +260-211-254130/254023/59
Fax +260-211-254164
Email jsakala(at)necz.org.zm
Linkage institution for the Basel Convention as above
Waste Management Legislation
  • The Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act, CAP 204 of the Laws of Zambia,
  • Waste Management Regulations 1993,
  • Pesticides and Toxic Substances Regulations 1994,
  • Hazardous Wastei management Regulations 1995,
  • Public Health Act 1978,
  • Local Government Act of 1991,
  • Ionizing Radiation Act of 1975
Chemicals Management Legislation
  • The Environmental Protection and Pollution Control Act,
  • CAP 204 of the Laws of Zambia,
  • Pesticides and Toxic Substances Regulations 1994,
  • Ozone Depleting Substances Regulations 2000
International Conventions
Basel Convention Ratifiedi the Convention
BC – Accessioni
Ban amendment – Not Ratified
Protocol on liability – Not Ratified
Rotterdam Conventioni none
Stockholm Conventioni Signed in May 2001, and ratified the Convention in March 2004
Other Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAsi) Montreal Protocoli, Vienna Convention ant its amendments have all been ratified.
Local projects
  • Ozone Depleting Substances Project (Vienna Convention),
  • Mainstreaming Sound Management of Chemicals Project (SAICM)
Hazardous waste statistics available According to the ECZ annual report for 2008 quantities of hazardous waste generated were : Pharmaceutical waste- 1045.43 tonnes, chemical waste – 7.97 tonnes, Pesticides – 5.98 tonnes, Pharmaceutical waste (latex gloves) -22 000 packets
National inventory of waste A study is being undertaken on waste Characterization in Zambia and a report is due to be published in 2010. A National Solid Waste Management Strategy in 2004
National inventory on Chemicals NIPs inventory under the Stockholm Convention was undertaken 2002- 2004. Report available on SC website.
Materials collected for recycling
  • 2005 – 2 400 tonnes of paper
  • 2006 – 4 800 tonnes of paper and 72 tonnes of plastics
Hazardous waste treatment facilities none
Hazardous waste landfill sites none
e-wastei management Strategy being developed