Comments on: Remember Lukanga Swamps at COP29 https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/ Keeping you Informed Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:54:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 By: yaks https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3555340 Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:54:06 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3555340 Good article, please lets have no permanent settlements in the swamps. they have now formed villages and wards. let those people simply move in at the time when fishing is ready.

]]> By: Ken Seecharran https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3555062 Mon, 25 Nov 2024 04:54:18 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3555062 One vital point to remember is that the Lukanga Swamp is a “water treatment” plant for the Kafue River. Bacteria in the swamp feed on deleterious waste emanating from the Copperbelt mines turning them into innocuous by-product (precipitate) on which fish and crustacea feed. I discovered this in 1993 in Chililabombwe when I converted the Lubengele Tailings Dam to an artificial wetland to simulate Lukanga Swamp. This finding can be replicated around the country be it Bangweuelu or Lochinvar. As climate change intensifies, this will become an imperative!

]]> By: Razor https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3554644 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:04:49 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3554644 It’s not climate change that has caused scarcity of fish but over fishing. People are hungry so they will even catch those small fingerlings to eat thereby not allowing fish time to multiply.

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]]> By: Antony https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3554600 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:00:31 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3554600 A very interesting and informative article. I wish the residents of the Lukanga Swamps, good fortune in their innitiatives. Especially the women, who, as in most countries and communities, are the most pro active in finding solutions. All the best to you all!

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]]> By: Gunner in Zambia https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3554597 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 16:45:42 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3554597 I think the author has left out the most important issue in this write-up if he really cares about the environment. Just like in the Bangueulu wetlands, the government ought to ban permanent human settlement in the swamps and elsewhere in the Kafue river basin. It causes pollution from untreated human waste which is dumped into the swamp. Fishing throughout the year does not give fish time to breed.

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]]> By: tikki https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3554576 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:41:19 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3554576 In reply to Mayo Mpapa.

NOBODY LISTENING IT MAYBE BE TIME TO GIVE UP

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]]> By: tikki https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3554575 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 06:40:20 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3554575 THIS LT SUCKS
IF THEY DONT LIKE WHAT YOU SAY THEY DELETE
NO OFFENSIVE LANGUAGE AT ALL
THANK GOODNESS FOR ZO

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]]> By: Mayo Mpapa https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3554570 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:20:15 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3554570 We need to speedily sort out power shortages, otherwise we will continue burning charcoal and cutting down trees, which are not environmentally friendly.

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]]> By: Tikki https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3554568 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 05:02:35 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3554568 Climate change is not the only problem
Its started way back when all the hippo were erradicated, they used to keep the canals to the Kafue open which allowed water to flow in Plus fishing with mosiquito nets didnt help
We must learn to accept our failures in looking after the enviroment and water

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]]> By: Tikki https://www.lusakatimes.com/2024/11/18/remember-lukanga-swamps-at-cop29/#comment-3554561 Mon, 18 Nov 2024 04:35:17 +0000 https://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=466538#comment-3554561 Climate change is not the only problem
Its started way back when all the hippo were shot, they used to keep the canals to the Kafue open which aloud water to flow in Plus fishing with mosiquito nets didnt help
We must learn to accept our failures in looking after the enviroment and water ways

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