Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection, Republic of Zambia

1991 saw a change in the Government of the Republic of Zambia that introduced general public service reforms and the liberalisation of the economy. This created a conducive environment for water sector reforms. In order to implement the reforms, a guide was required for the entire process. Thus, seven sector principles outlined in the 1994 National Water Policy were adopted as a first step to the implementation of the water sector reforms.

Zambia’s water resources include hydropower, petroleum, coal, biomass and renewable energy. Petroleum is the only resource which is wholly imported while the country is basically self-sufficient in all other energy resources, as it has substantial unexploited reserves of these forms of energy.