ZAMBIA: World Bank lends $65 million for sanitation around mining sites
January 6 2021 / Modified on January 6 2021 The World Bank is committing $65 million to finance an environmental remediation and restoration project around several mining sites in Zambia. Mining that benefits the Zambian economy has many impacts on the environment, including pollution that affects people’s health. Initiated by the Zambian government, the Zambia Mining and Environmental Remediation and Improvement Project (ZMERIP) aims to clean up the environment around mining sites. It now ...