Communities living alongside Bwabwata National Park in the Zambezi Region are rethinking how to use the land and produce food, as changing weather patterns put more pressure on livelihoods and the need for reliable food security grows.
The Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform Minister Inge Zaamwani has launched a N$46-million food security and climate resilience grant in Otjiwarongo.
Member states within the Kavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) have set their eyes on increasing the value of their natural infrastructure for conservation and sustainability purposes.
Vice President Lucia Witbooi has departed for Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates to attend the Sustainability Week Summit.
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Namibian government have agreed on the need to scale up financing for youth-led projects that build climate resilience.
Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare stressed that disasters are not merely acts of nature but often the result of human choices.
Dr. Ngurare was speaking during the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in the capital.
Namibia has officially submitted a letter of acceptance to join the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI), a global initiative promoting climate-resilient infrastructure.
The United Nations Development Programme, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, has concluded the implementation of a Japan-funded project.
The Deputy Executive Director at the Ministry of Works and Transport, Jonas Sheelongo, said that early warnings regarding possible catastrophic disasters related to climate change have become an urgent necessity, as the African Union launched the Space for Early Warning program in Windhoek.
The Food and Agriculture Organisation joined the Office of the Governor in the Omaheke Region to address the pressing issue of food insecurity and malnutrition induced by severe drought.
