Desert? No. This is a tailings dam resulting from the over 80 years 0f mining in kitwe.
Kitwe has dams like this which ZCCM Investment Holdings is trying to maintain by planting trees and grass to avoid erosion and possible collapse.
If these dams are not maintained the silt will find its way down stream to the Kafue river the only source of water for kitwe residents.
Obviously if that happened not only human life would be affected but also aquatic life.
ZCCM -IH has been tasked to mitigate the impact of the over 80 years of mining in zambia. Following the Privatisation of the coppermines in the nineties, the government of zambia did not want to pass on to new investors the environmental liabilities that had acccrued over the years.
This program is being supportted the world Bank and the Nordic Development Fund and the governmet of zambia.
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