Zambia - Atlas of our Changing Environment

Acknowledgements

The preparation of the Atlas started in 2010 with a stakeholder consultative meeting that defined thematic areas, and this was followed by the formation of a core team of representatives from key government departments. In collaboration with GRID-Arendal, ZEMA conducted a capacity building workshop for the core team. A validation workshop was held for the stakeholders to endorse the process and production of the Atlas. The production of the Zambia Atlas of Our Changing Environment was undertaken with the support of many individuals and stakeholders. ZEMA sincerely thanks Government Departments that provided datasets and expertise, and all the other stakeholders who contributed in the production of the Atlas. Special acknowledgments go to Anastasia Banda and Raynold Moyo from the Survey Department for providing aerial photographs used in the atlas, as well as for enabling access to the GIS laboratory. ZEMA would also like to thank the United States Geological Survey team at the Earth Resources Observation and Science Center in Sioux Falls that provided the spatial data in this Atlas. Special thanks go to Bruce Pengra, who not only accessed the data, but also processed some of the data and facilitated two vital training sessions on the preparation of the atlas. ZEMA is very grateful to GRID-Arendal in Norway for providing the financial and technical support for the preparation and production of this Atlas. Special thanks go to Clever Mafuta, the Africa Coordinator at GRID-Arendal, for overseeing and facilitating production of the Atlas. Our gratitude is also extended to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) office in Nairobi for also providing financial, technical support as well as satellite imagery for the Atlas. Special recognition goes to Ashbindu Singh, Frank Turyatunga and Charles Sebukeera for their contribution in making this atlas a success.

Finally, the efforts of all ZEMA staff are appreciated for their involvement in the technical preparation, review and production of this important and resourceful material. In particular, ZEMA thanks Irene G. Lungu-Chipili and Mwiche Kabwe for managing and supervising the Atlas development process; Gift Sikaundi and Joel S. Simwinga for the research and data compilation; Theresa Bowa and Bernardas Padegimas, a GRID-Arendal member of staff who was on exchange at ZEMA, for preparing change pairs based on satellite data; and Julius P. Daka for reviewing the publication.

This product should serve as a tool for sound environmental decision making processes in Zambia.

Joseph Sakala

Director General Zambia Environmental Management Agency

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