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The Vice president added that many countries like Zambia, have contributed marginally to environmental degradation. But like other low-income countries, they bear the severest consequences of the resultant climate change due to the effect of business operations
Vice President of Zambia Mutale Nalumango said multinational corporations in Africa are responsible for polluting the environment resulting in unpredictable weather patterns. These developments are tantamount to the violation of human rights. She has called for global cooperation in reversing the negative effects of businesses on the environment.
Addressing the United Nations high-level event on human rights in Geneva, Switzerland, held recently Nalumango said certain business operations were responsible for the destruction of the environment through greenhouse emissions, hence requiring urgent global action.
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The Vice president added that many countries like Zambia, have contributed marginally to environmental degradation. But like other low-income countries, they bear the severest consequences of the resultant climate change due to the effect of business operations. She called for coordinated action by the developed countries and multilateral organizations to overcome this problem.
