Namibia Namibia’s climate and the need to adapt to an uncertain future By Southern African Science Service Centre for Climate Change and Adaptive Land Management Historically, Namibia has been a country trapped by, and vulnerable to, a highly erratic rainfall regime. Therefore, the questions Will it rain? and Will there be grazing? affect the well-being of most of Namibia's population and have a direct impact on the country's fledgling economy. The threat of drought is a real and ever-present phenomenon in Namibia. Water security relies mainly on […] todayDecember 4, 2023 6
insert_link Africa Tackling climate change can improve public health in Africa – new report highlights how By Chris Malley, University of York; Alice Akinyi Kaudia, University of Nairobi; Andriannah Mbandi, South Eastern Kenya University; Kevin Hicks, University of York; Philip Osano, Stockholm Environment Institute, and Youba Sokona, UCL African countries can simultaneously address climate change and improve public health by reducing air pollution. In many cases these actions also have other societal, economic, environment or health benefits. Addressing these together is challenging because they are often […] todayDecember 4, 2023 11
insert_link Environment The importance of keeping rainfall records By Hanks Saisai, Technical Advisor: Crops & Poultry Namibia’s Central, North Central, Eastern, Southern, and North-Eastern regions received some rain showers marking the beginning of the 2023/2024 rainy season. Oftentimes, farmers get excited and carried away by the occurrence of rainfall as it is an essential resource that enables farmers to cultivate cereal grains like maize, pearl millet (mahangu) and sorghum. Additionally, rainfall replenishes vegetation (grasses, shrubs, forbs, and bushes) […] todayDecember 4, 2023 10
insert_link Namibia Namibia harnessing power of renewable energy: Geingob President Hage Geingob on Saturday said Namibia is harnessing the power of renewable energy to propel a new era of economic growth that is both environmentally conscious and socially inclusive. Geingob made the pledge at the Global Renewables and Energy Efficiency Pledge during COP28 in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying Namibia is positioning itself as a hub for renewable energy innovation, driving green industrialisation that creates jobs, […] todayDecember 4, 2023 12
insert_link Environment COP28 Galvanizes Finance and Global Unity for Forests and the Ocean During the World Climate Action Summit, the COP28 Presidency and its partners presented a series of new and ambitious initiatives with an initial USD $1.7 billion of committed finance to simultaneously meet climate and biodiversity goals. President Lula da Silva and the COP28 Presidency also announced a two-year partnership to mobilize new resources and political support for nature on the road to COP30 in Belém. "Ensuring that nature in its […] todayDecember 4, 2023 3
insert_link Environment COP28 Presidency host day to drive action to support world’s most vulnerable The COP28 Presidency today formally unveiled endorsements of its COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate, Relief, Recovery and Peace (the Declaration), as part of its focus on accelerating global efforts to make fragile and conflicted-affected countries and communities more resilient to the impacts of climate change. The Declaration, which has already been endorsed by 70 governments and 39 organizations, enshrines a collective commitment to increase investment and actions to drive resilience […] todayDecember 4, 2023 1
insert_link Environment At COP28, Kenya’s President Ruto convenes African Leaders to launch Green Industrialization Initiative, capitalizing on UAE’s Clean Energy Pipeline in Africa William Ruto, President of Kenya, and the UAE have joined to convene African Heads of State and other prominent personalities in a landmark event at COP28 to accelerate Africa’s Green Industrialization.The launch event was attended by the Heads of State for Angola, Burundi, Djibouti, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal and Zambia; COP28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber; Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, the UN Climate Change High Level Champion for Egypt; […] todayDecember 4, 2023 5
insert_link Environment COP28 Presidency launches landmark initiatives accelerating the energy transition At the World Climate Action Summit today, COP28 President Dr. Sultan Al Jaber unveiled the Global Decarbonization Accelerator (GDA), a series of landmark initiatives designed to speed up the energy transition and drastically reduce global emissions. The GDA is focused on three key pillars: rapidly scaling the energy system of tomorrow; decarbonizing the energy system of today; and targeting methane and other non-CO2 greenhouse gases (GHGs). It is a comprehensive plan for […] todayDecember 4, 2023 2
insert_link Environment Over 120 countries back COP28 UAE Climate and Health Declaration delivering breakthrough moment for health in climate talks The COP28 Presidency joined with the World Health Organization to announce a new ‘COP28 UAE Declaration on Climate and Health’ (the Declaration) to accelerate actions to protect people’s health from growing climate impacts. The Declaration was announced at the World Climate Action Summit, where world leaders have gathered for the start of COP28.Signed by 123 countries, the Declaration is announced one day ahead of the first ever Health Day at […] todayDecember 4, 2023 1
