Zambia - Lake Tanganyika Development Project

The Lake Tanganyika Development Project (LTDP) is formulated within the framework of the Zambian Long Term Vision (known as Vision 2030) with which the country aims at becoming “A Prosperous Middle Income Nation by 2030”. It is an integrated project which aims at protecting the ecological integrity of the Lake Tanganyika basin and improve the quality lives of the basin population through provision of essential economic infrastructure and support to sustainable livelihoods of the people. The project will be implemented over a five-year period in two Districts, namely, Mpulungu and Nsama which are within the Lake’s catchment area and zone of influence of its basin. Its implementation will improve the fish (catch) supply in weight and value by up to 20-25% for the beneficiaries including fisher-folks (women and men) and small and medium enterprises (SME) along the fish value chain. The project will promote wider adoption of sustainable land, forest, and water management practices and technologies to reduce land degradation, deforestation and increase agricultural production. In addition, the project will facilitate the conservation and preservation of both wildlife and the unique heritage resources in the area specially the national park which has the potential to contribute to economic development in terms of among others, foreign exchange earnings, employment and income generation, government’s revenues and promotion of rural development as well as entrepreneurship. The estimated total project cost is USD 29.62 million.